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General Information:
Full Name: Carl Sagan
Biography:
(1934-1996) Astronomer, writer. Carl Sagan was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Seattle, Washington.
Author's Timeline:
1968 Tompkins County
Professor Sagan began teaching at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1968 and soon became a full professor. 
1934 Kings County
Carl Edward Sagan was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 9, 1934. 
1996 (Unknown) County
Carl Sagan died in Seattle, Washington, on December 20, 1996. 
1980 (Unknown) County
Cosmos
(Pub: New York: Random House. ISBN: 978-0-394-50294-6)
Nonfiction. 
1985 (Unknown) County
Contact: A Novel
(Pub: New York: Simon & Schuster ISBN: 978-0-671-43400-7)
Science fiction novel. 
1996 Tompkins County
Carl Sagan was interred at Lake View Cemetery, Ithaca, New York. 
1977 (Unknown) County
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
(Pub: Random House ISBN: 0-394-41045-9)
Nonfiction. 
1979 (Unknown) County
Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science
(Pub: Random House ISBN: 0-394-50169-1 )
Nonfiction. 
1994 (Unknown) County
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
(Pub: Random House ISBN: 0-679-43841-6)
Nonfiction. 
1993 (Unknown) County
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are
(Pub: New York: Ballantine Books ISBN: 0-345-38472-5)
Nonfiction written with Ann Druyan. 
1995 (Unknown) County
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
(Pub: Random House ISBN: 0-345-40946-9)
Nonfiction. 
1997 (Unknown) County
Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
(Pub: Random House ISBN: 0679411607 ISBN-13: 978-0679411604)
Collection of essays. 
2006 (Unknown) County
The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
(Pub: New York: Penguin Press. ISBN: 978-1-59420-107-3)
Nonfiction. 
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