Astronomer
Planetary scientist
Cosmologist
Astrophysicist
Astrobiologist
Writer
November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996
Credits:
Books:
Contact (1985); Intelligent
Life in the Universe (1966); Planets (1966); The Cosmic Connection (1973); Communication
with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (1974); Other Worlds (1975); Dragons of Eden
(1977); Broca's Brain (1979); Cosmos (1980); Murmurs of Earth (1983); The Cold
and the Dark: The World After Nuclear War (1984); Comet (1985); Shadows of
Forgotten Ancestors (1992); Pale Blue Dot (1994); The Demon-Haunted World (1995);
Billions & Billions (1997); The Varieties of Scientific Experience (2006); The
New Solar System (1981); The Eloquent Essay (2000).
Movies and television:
Cosmos: Possible Worlds
(2020); Star Stuff: A Story of Carl Sagan (2015); Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
(2014); FanGirl Academy: 101 (2014); Pale Blue Dot (2009); Contact (1997); The
Earth Day Special (1990); Cosmos (1980); Voyager Golden Record (1977).