Date of birth:
- Nov 9, 1934
Country of nationality:
Profession:
- Astrobiologist ,
- Planetary scientist ,
- Astronomer ,
- Scientist ,
- Science writer ,
- Physicist ,
- Novelist ,
- Writer
Date of death:
- Dec 20, 1996
Also known as:
- Carl Edward Sagan
“ A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by modern science, might be able to draw forth reserves of reverence and awe hardly tapped by the conventional faiths.”
“ A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.”
“ We're made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.”
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