Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan (9 November 1934 to 20 December 1996) appears in the Open Library author records as a prolific writer of popular works on science. The record lists sixty nine works, with Cosmos as its top work, and tags them with subjects including science, life on other planets, popular works, planets and origin. That mix shows an author who wrote for general readers about the planets, the origin of life and the search for life elsewhere, rather than only for specialists. He is placed here with the American tradition of writing on the strength of that body of popular prose. Genre, movement, influence and award connections remain to be captured from further sources.