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Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan. Father of the Cosmic Calender By Marco Antonio Carreno & Christian Rodgers. Carl Sagan . Born in 1934 The University of Chicago offered him financial support (1951) Continued there for grad work, where he received his doctorate. (1960)

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Carl Sagan

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  1. Carl Sagan Father of the Cosmic Calender By Marco Antonio Carreno & Christian Rodgers

  2. Carl Sagan • Born in 1934 • The University of Chicago offered him financial support (1951) • Continued there for grad work, where he received his doctorate. (1960) • Served two years as postdoctoral fellow in biology at Berkley and Stanford

  3. Carl Sagan Cont. • Joined the Harvard College astronomy faculty as Assistant proffesor • Moved to Cornell University in 1968, where he served as David Duncan Proffesor of Astronomy and Director of the Laboratory for planetary studies until he died in 1996

  4. The cosmic Calendar • In his show, Cosmos, Sagan described the history of the universe in the Cosmic Calendar • The Cosmic Calendar condenses the history of the universe into a single year. • Helps to give perspective on the timeline of our existence

  5. Other Notable acheivements… • Consultant and advisor to NASA • Briefed the Apollo astronauts • Received the NASA medals for Exceptional Scientific Achievement twice • Awarded the John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award of the American Astronautical Society

  6. AcheivmentsCont… • Received the Explorers Club 75th Anniversary Award • Awarded the Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Medal of the Soviet Cosmonauts Federation • Also received the Masursky Award of the American Astronomical Society • A leader and pioneer In exobiology • Helped chart the exploration of the Solar System by spacecraft • Member of the science teams selected for Mariner 2, Mariner 9, Viking, Voyager, and Galileo Missions, along with others

  7. Works cited • http://www.carlsagan.com/index_cscontent.htm • http://www.csicop.org/si/show/carl_sagans_life_and_legacy_as_scientist_teacher_and_skeptic

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