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American scientist, referenced as a character in [[Hunchentoot]]
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Carl Sagan (November 9, 1934 - December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer and writer. He worked along with the American space program and popularized astronomy with the general public thru a series of non-fiction books and his TV series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" (1980).
  
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_sagan)
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Zappa referenced him as a character in [[Hunchentoot]]. He made another reference to Sagan in the song [[Be In My Video]], where Zappa sings about "atomic light" and the phrase "billions and billions" which Sagan used heavily in his TV series "Cosmos" and was spoofed by many 1980s comedians.  
  
[[Category:Supporting Cast|Sagan, Carl]]
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==See also==
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* [[Wikipedia:Carl Sagan]]
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[[Category:Writers|Sagan, Carl]]
 
[[Category:Them Or Us (The List)|Sagan, Carl]]
 
[[Category:Them Or Us (The List)|Sagan, Carl]]
 
[[Category:Scientists and scientific concepts|Sagan, Carl]]
 
[[Category:Scientists and scientific concepts|Sagan, Carl]]

Revision as of 07:57, 23 May 2013

Carl Sagan (November 9, 1934 - December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer and writer. He worked along with the American space program and popularized astronomy with the general public thru a series of non-fiction books and his TV series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" (1980).

Zappa referenced him as a character in Hunchentoot. He made another reference to Sagan in the song Be In My Video, where Zappa sings about "atomic light" and the phrase "billions and billions" which Sagan used heavily in his TV series "Cosmos" and was spoofed by many 1980s comedians.

See also