December 20, 1996

[SirUlli]

http://www.fas.org/sagan.htm

Astronomer, educator, author, pioneer in exobiology, Director for Planetary Studies, and David Duncan Professor of Cornell University, Dr. Carl Sagan succumbed to pneumonia on December 20, 1996 after a two year battle with bone marrow disease. He fought as tenaciously and courageously for his life as he did for the values of science and democracy. He is survived by his wife and collaborator, Ann Druyan, his sister Cari Sagan Greene, his children: Dorion, Jeremy, Nicholas, Sasha, and Sam, and by his grandson, Tonio. He is also survived by his in-laws, Harry and Pearl Druyan.

and the picture of the Day

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap961226.html

Carl you never forgett

Greetings from Germany NRW
Sir Ulli

 

[m1ldslide1]

I rented and watched every episode of Cosmos a couple of years ago. It took several weeks to get through, but I came away with a new hero.

If only there were more like you Carl.

 

[TAandy]

🙁
thought he was 😎

 

[Spacehead]

I just watched Contact earlier in the week... hadn't seen it in a couple of years.

RIP Carl

 

[GenHoth]

 

[JC]

Billions....and billions, will remember him.

:thumbsup:

 

[jonesthewine]

Yep - he's one of the good ones...The Demon-Haunted World is a book I read again every couple of years.