 |
Carl Sagan
Books and Stories
Carl Edward Sagan (b. 1934 - b. 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and author, professor of astronomy and space sciences and director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Sagan played an active role in the Mars experiments carried out by Mariner 9 in 1971, worked also on the Viking and Voyager projects, and was responsible for placing a message to alien life aboard the interstellar spaceship Pioneer 10 (Jupiter flyby 1973). He was co-founder and president of the Planetary Society, a very large space-interest group. For twelve years he was editor-in-chief of Icarus, a journal devoted to planetary research. From the mid-1970s, through books and pre-eminently through his 13-part PBS television documentary series Cosmos (1980), which he wrote (together with screenwriters who included Gentry Lee) and presentedSelect a novel or story title to see the inventions from that work:
Contact, Not known, 1985
Science Fiction in the News:
Boring Company Vegas Loop Like Asimov Said (12/17/2025)
Rigid Metallic Clothing From Science Fiction To You (12/15/2025)
Is The Seattle Ultrasonics C-200 A Heinlein Vibroblade? (12/13/2025)
Roborock Saros Z70 Is A Robot Vacuum With An Arm (12/11/2025)
A Beautiful Visualization Of Compact Food (12/9/2025)
Bone-Building Drug Evenity Approved (12/7/2025)
Secret Kill Switch Found In Yutong Buses (12/5/2025)
Inmotion Electric Unicycle In Combat (12/3/2025)
Grok Scores Best In Psychological Tests (12/1/2025)
PaXini Supersensitive Robot Fingers (11/29/2025)
