American astronomer and Nobel laureate Carl Sagan was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 9, 1934 and died in Seattle, Wash on December 20, 1996. He is best known as the presenter of the 1980 PBS television series Cosmos; as author of a range of popular science books such as The Demon-Haunted World, Broca's Brain, The Dragons of Eden, and Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors; as a columnist for Parade magazine; and as author of the novel Contact which was also released as a major motion picture.
Tribute includes career highlights, posts held and links. Also, links to numerous individual tributes from Society members and site visitors. www.planetary.org/society/tributes
Detailed discussion of his work and materialist outlook, and includes a focus on his attitude to Trotsky. Written by Joseph Bradshaw for the World Socialist Web Site. www.wsws.org/science/1997/jan1997/saga-j13.shtml
Three articles from Skeptic magazine, written by Tom McDonough, James Randi, and Michael Shermer. Also includes transcriptions of Sagan's comments on a number of topics. www.skeptic.com/04.4.sagan-tribute.html
Obituary describing Sagan's major achievements, and focusing on his skeptical views. Includes short Real Audio message. www.csicop.org/articles/sagan.html
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