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4bsolutelv fascinating . . . Davidson has,done a remarkablejoti "Anhur C. Clarl f£ f£ W KEAY DAV! m I amlmfcfifEEl ailCTiriltwwMmBftfilritllilMi imtmiKmmudMKik •HBttiiMtumiiftg ai»iMM>iiilra2 tumiBftraiB igiuare Wnrnmiuwimimi •KKMfHfslisgiRliH jTSTil LUlWiltHHSBaig a imikitiii^wBariiiHiEBI liWtsttfctniiCTilElSrtTi iliBifSKMsMMRT; iRIkWSMiiwlBftliliai HMUcMiiiiiiiiKill Carl Sagan Carl Sagan A Life Keay Davidson John Wiley & Sons, Inc. NewYork • Chichester • Weinheim • Brisbane • Singapore • Toronto BR BR QB36 .S15 038 1999 @ Thisbookisprintedonacid-freepaper. Copyright© 1999byKeayDavidson.Allrightsreserved PublishedbyJohnWiley&Sons,Inc. PublishedsimultaneouslyinCanada. Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortrans- mittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 ofthe 1976 United StatesCopyrightAct,withouteitherthepriorwrittenpermissionofthePub- lisher,orauthorizationthroughpaymentoftheappropriateper-copyfeetotheCopy- rightClearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers,MA01923, (978) 750-8400, fax(978) 750-4744. Requests to thePublisherforpermission shouldbeaddressed to thePermissionsDepartment,JohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,605ThirdAvenue,NewYork, NY 10158-0012, (212) 850-6011, fax(212) 850-6008, e-mail: PERMREQ@WILEY .COM. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subjectmattercovered. Itissoldwiththeunderstandingthatthepub- lisherisnotengagedinrenderingprofessionalservices.Ifprofessionaladviceorother expertassistanceisrequired,theservicesofacompetentprofessionalpersonshouldbe sought. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Davidson,Keay. CarlSagan:alife/KeayDavidson, p. cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN0-471-25286-7(alk.paper) — 1. Sagan,Carl, 1934-1996. 2.Astronomers UnitedStates Biography. I. Sagan,Carl, 1934-1996. II.Title. QB36.S15D38 1999 520\92—dc21 [B] 99-36206 PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Thisbookisdedicatedto thememoryofspacescientist JamesB. Pollack (1938-1994) andto theworkofthe NationalOrganization ofGayandLesbian Scientists andTechnicalProfessionalsInc. (NOGLSTP) inPasadena, California.

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A penetrating, mesmerizing biography of a scientific icon"Absolutely fascinating . . . Davidson has done a remarkable job."-Sir Arthur C. Clarke"Engaging . . . accessible, carefully documented . . . sophisticated."-Dr. David Hollinger for The New York Times Book Review "Entertaining . . . Davidson t