Carl Sagan
A Timeline of Carl Edward Sagan's life
- 1934 - Born in Brooklyn, New York on November, 9th
- 1939 - Visits the New York Worlds Fair at 4 years old
- 1951 - Graduates from Rahway High School, in Rahway, NJ, at age 16, where he is voted “Class Brains.”
- 1952 - Enrolls at the University of Chicago
- 1955 - Graduates with bachelor of science degree in physics
- 1956 - Earns Masters Degree in Physics
- 1957 - Marries his first wife - Lynn Margulis - biologist
- 1958 - Works on classified military and NASA projects
- 1960 - Receives doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics at the University Of Chicago
- 1961 - Becomes assistant professor at Harvard
- 1963 - Begins work at Smithsonian Observatortory
- 1969 - Joins Cornell University
- 1970 - Becomes full professor at Cornell University
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1977
- Receives the 1978 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction for The Dragons of Eden
- Works on the first physical message to be sent into space with NASA together with Ann Druyan
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1980
- Releases Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, the television series
- Releases Cosmos, the accompanying book to the TV series
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1981
- Marries Ann Druyan
- Receives the Humanist of the Year Award
- 1985 - Releases the science fiction novel Contact
- 1996 - Dies at the age of 62 in Seattle, Washington. on December, 20th
“The size and age of the Cosmos are beyond ordinary human understanding.
Lost somewhere between immensity and eternity is our tiny planetary home. In a cosmic perspective, most human concerns seem insignificant, even petty. And yet our species is young and curious and brave and shows much promise. In the last few millennia we have made the most astonishing and unexpected discoveries about the Cosmos and our place within it, explorations that are exhilarating to consider. They remind us that humans have evolved to wonder, that understanding is a joy, that knowledge is prerequisite to survival. I believe our future depends on how well we know this Cosmos in which we float like a mote of dust in the morning sky.”