Carl Sagan (Died December 20th 1996)

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I'm not the type who would actually feel much sadness or loss because of the death of a celeberty whom I never personally knew and who I only know from a public persona...

he's an exception though..

Actually I met the man once, when I was in 7th or 8th grade. It would have been 1994 or 1995. He gave a lecture at U-Albany, which is near my home. They held it in the gymnasium with the bleachers pulled out, because so many came. My father took me, because I was a geek, even at the time.

I saw him afterward, walking outside with a couple of the school faculty. It was a great event, and he showed some real humor and enjoyment for brining science to the general public.

I just wish it hadn't been so long ago, because at the time I knew a lot less about astro physics and my memories of the event have become hazy with time.


He took questions from the audience, but I never got mine answered...actually...I'm trying to remember what question I even had in mind...
 
I"ve been watching "Cosmos" lately which has been airing on the Science channel.

I just love his comment (in reference to the suggestion that the Nazca lines are landing strips for aliens)..about them arriving in B-24 Liberators.

A man I've never met--but truly wish I had.
 
Wow it's been ten years?

I remember visiting Cornell when I was in high school, looking at colleges. I passed his office. Next door was his secretary's office. There was a Post-It note on her door. I'm pretty sure it was written by him.

I almost took it.

1996 was a bad year for my idols, if I recall. Seymour Cray died that year too.
 
I never met the man other than through his books. I picked up Broca's Brain and was hooked forevermore. Sagan was a truly rare commodity.
 
If anyone knows how to operate .torrents, search Carl Sagan on torrentspy. You'll <3.
 
Also, I'd like to say I admire his wife too. She's a really intelligent woman, and inspired an essay I wrote once.
 
Man, I love watching the re-runs of Cosmos. There's so much information packed into that show, it defies description. It really could have been titled "Life, the Universe, and Everything" if it hadn't already been taken. I know some people rag on Sagan for his style of speaking, but I always found him to be very eloquent and endlessly fascinating. His love for the beauty of science really came through to the foreground. I for one really miss the guy. He was a powerful force for science and reason, and we could use him now.
 
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Man, I love watching the re-runs of Cosmos. There's so much information packed into that show, it defies description. It really could have been titled "Life, the Universe, and Everything" if it hadn't already been taken. I know some people rag on Sagan for his style of speaking, but I always found him to be very eloquent and endlessly fascinating. His love for the beauty of science really came through to the foreground. I for one really miss the guy. He was a powerful force for science and reason, and we could use him now.
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Yes. It's a truely great program that shows what television can be at it's best.

I really don't know that there's much information in it about space or astrophysics, that I do not already know. However, the way he weaves science, logic, philosophy, history and humanity is very unique.

I think Carl Segan's greatest legacy will be his passion for bringing the wonder of science to the common man and for his showing that although science is based on logic, it's elegance and wonders can be emotional and inspirational.
 
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