Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Carl Edward Sagan Biography and Timeline

Follow Carl Edward Sagan through 8 dated historical records for United States of America.

Carl Edward Sagan, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

8Distinct records
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1934–1996Years on this page

1934

Birth of Carl Edward Sagan

Science / Astronomy

Birth of Carl Edward Sagan

1977

The Dragons of Eden

Science / Astronomy

Publication of "The Dragons of Eden"

1985

Contact

Science / Astronomy

Publication of "Contact"

1990

A Path Where No Man Thought

Science / Astronomy

Publication of "A Path Where No Man Thought"

1992

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Science / Astronomy

Publication of "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors"

1994

Pale Blue Dot

Science / Astronomy

Publication of "Pale Blue Dot"

1995

The Demon-Haunted World

Science / Astronomy

Publication of "The Demon-Haunted World"

1996

Death of Carl Edward Sagan

Science / Astronomy

Death of Carl Edward Sagan

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.