Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan · Science & Medicine
Astronomer; planetary science and renowned science communicator
1934, Brooklyn, New York, USA — 1996, Seattle, Washington, USA
United States
Carl Sagan is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Astronomer; planetary science and renowned science communicator
Sagan was an astronomer and planetary scientist who advanced the study of planetary atmospheres and the search for extraterrestrial life, and who became the world's most famous science communicator through the television series and book Cosmos. He was born to a Jewish family of immigrant background in Brooklyn.
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Astronomer; planetary science and renowned science communicator
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics
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