Nov. 9, 1939: The birth of Carl Sagan

<p>Nobody did more to popularize astronomy than American astronomer Carl Sagan, who was born Nov. 9, 1939, in New York. The landmark 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, which he cowrote and narrated, has been viewed by more than half a billion people. He also wrote popular science books, including The Dragons of Eden, Pale Blue Dot, and<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/nov-9-1939-the-birth-of-carl-sagan/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Nov. 9, 1939: The birth of Carl Sagan"</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/nov-9-1939-the-birth-of-carl-sagan/">Nov. 9, 1939: The birth of Carl Sagan</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.astronomy.com">Astronomy Magazine</a>.</p>