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2. About Carl! Born November 9, 1934 Born November 91934 HomeTown- Brooklyn New York

3. Colleges Cornell University Harvard University Cornell University Harvard University University of Chicago

4. Scientific Achievements Sagan's contributions were central to the discovery of the high surface temperatures of the planet Venus.Venus Sagan was among the first to hypothesize that Saturn's moon Titan might possess oceans of liquid compounds on its surface and that Jupiter's moon Europa might possess subsurface oceans of water.Saturn'sTitanJupiter'sEuropa

5. Early Education and Career Sagan was associated with the American space program from its inception. From the 1950s onward, he worked as an advisor to NASA, where one of his many duties included briefing the Apollo astronauts before their flights to the Moon.NASAApolloastronautsMoon

6. Scientific Advocacy At the height of the Cold War, Sagan became involved in public awareness efforts for the effects of nuclear war when a mathematical climate model suggested that a substantial nuclear exchange could upset the delicate balance of life on Earth.Cold Warnuclear war

7. Death After a long and difficult fight with myelodysplasia, which included three bone marrow transplants, Sagan died of pneumonia at the age of 62 at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, on December 20, 1996.myelodysplasiabone marrow transplantspneumoniaFred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterSeattle, Washington

8. Awards and Honors Annual Award for Television Excellence NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal Humanist of the Year John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award John F. KennedyAstronautics

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10. Sagan’s Famous Quotes Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere. In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.