Happy Carl Sagan Day!

[LongTomH]

Cross-posted from General Discussion: Phil Plait, at the Bad Astronomy Blog is celebrating Carl Sagan Day:

November 9 is the 76th anniversary of Carl Sagan’s birth, and is celebrated across the globe as Carl Sagan Day (in general, places that celebrate the day do so on the Saturday previous; so, today!). He did more to bring the wonders of the Universe to the world than any other human being, alive or otherwise, and this day should be a holiday.

In honor of that, I present to you my friend Sara Mayhew’s idea of what she plans to do:

Sounds like a good idea to me. If you’re curious about the apple pie thing, try here. It’s Sagan’s best quote, hands down.

Let's see: Sara's got Carl's birthday down as 6 Now; Phil Plait has it as the 9th. Oh well! Happy Birthday, or Happy Belated Birthday, Carl!

Edited to add: OK, Wikipedia confirms it! Carl's birthday is on the 9th of November.

[silverweb]

1. Happy Birthday, Carl.

You helped put the wonder back in the world for so many, and while we miss you, we cherish all that you taught us.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. GREAT VIDEO. Thanks for reposting. Carl Sagan was an incredible man..and his wife is an incredible

woman. she was on TV recently..Bill Maher, I believe...Very progressive.

[3waygeek]

3. It's also my 48th birthday...

Sagan was one of my inspirations to study physics as an undergrad -- it was one of my three majors. However, I discovered computers as an undergrad, and I ended up going into software instead.

[Ernesto]

4. Imagine if Carl had been president instead of the chimp! nt

[Odin2005]

5. I have the 10th anniversary edition of Cosmos.

Got it for my 8th birthday.

we miss you, Carl! :cry: