or Nine Years the famous Astromer
DR. Carl Sagan
has gone, but he never would be forget
Most Visible Member of the Scientific Community of
the Planet Earth
Contact: A Eulogy to Carl Sagan
http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/contact.html
http://www.probe.org/content/view/106/67/
and a quote
[b]Science fiction. You’re right, it’s crazy. In fact, it’s even worse than that, it’s nuts. You wanna hear something really nutty? I heard of a couple guys who wanna build something called an airplane, you know you get people to go in, and fly around like birds, it’s ridiculous, right?
And what about breaking the sound barrier, or rockets to the moon? Atomic energy, or a mission to Mars? Science fiction, right? Look, all I’m asking is for you to just have the tiniest bit of vision. You know, to just sit back for one minute and look at the big picture. To take a chance on something that just might end up being the most profoundly impactful moment for humanity, for the history … of history.[/b]
more Info
http://www.csicop.org/articles/sagan.html
and one word from his wife Ann Druyan
http://www.csicop.org/si/2003-11/ann-druyan.html
and a wonderfull quote
Here is the dedication Carl Sagan wrote in his best-selling book Cosmos:
For Ann Druyan
In the vastness of space and the immensity of time,
it is my joy to share
a planet and an epoch with Annie.
more Info
http://contact-themovie.warnerbros.com/main.html
http://www.bigear.org/vol1no2/sagan.htm
The Quest for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
By Carl Sagan
and one of the best, thanks at Bruno for this
http://obs.nineplanets.org/psc/pbd.html
and
http://planetary.org/html/society/tributes/
Founder and First President of The
Planetary Society
and so on
rest in peace Carl, you will be missed, but dont foget