Sagan its highest honor, declaring that his “research transformed planetary science … his gifts to mankind were infinite.” The National Science Foundation posthumously awarded Dr.
Sagan (1934-1996) earned a Pulitzer Prize for his 1977 book The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence, and he won NASA medals for Exceptional Scientific Achievement and the NASA Apollo Achievement Award. “He was a consultant and adviser to NASA since the 1950s, briefed the Apollo astronauts before their flights to the Moon, and was an experimenter on the Mariner, Viking, Voyager and Galileo planetary expeditions.” In addition, as National Geographic points out, he helped solve the mysteries of the high temperatures of Venus (cause: a massive greenhouse effect), the seasonal changes on Mars (cause: windblown dust), and the reddish haze of Titan (cause: complex organic molecules). The extent of Sagan’s scientific endeavors and achievements defy easy summarization, but they encompass “a leading role in the American space program since its inception,” NatGeo notes.
A release date has not been set.Ĭarl Sagan in a laboratory at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, March 20, 1974. With the full support of Sagan’s family and friends, the film will present a fascinating look into the life and career of one of the world’s most inspiring and revolutionizing scientists of our time.” The Untitled Carl Sagan Documentary will be available exclusively on National Geographic Channels and Disney+.
“The film will include exclusive audio recordings, archival clips and animation, along with interviews with his family, friends and colleagues. “Serving as an intimate and cinematic portrait of Sagan, the Untitled Carl Sagan Documentary will explore his love story with partner Ann Druyan and with science,” National Geographic Documentary Films said in a statement. His 1985 novel Contact was adapted into the 1997 Robert Zemeckis film starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey. His 1980 book Cosmos became the best-selling science book ever published in English, and he appeared frequently on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (amusing the host and the viewing public with his emphasis on “billions and billions” of stars in reference to the quantity of astronomical objects across the universe). Sagan’s contributions to planetary science were equaled only by his capacity to spread an infectious joy of the marvel and immensity of space. Carl Sagan during an interview with ‘The Tonight Show’ host Johnny Carson on September 16, 1976.
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