Carl Sagan is arguably one of the greatest scientific communicators of all time . Not only did he bring the oecumenical public the groundbreaking miniseriesCosmos : A Personal Voyage , buthe authored the easily - deal bookssuch asPale Blue Dot , Contact , Cosmos , and The Demon - Haunted World , among many others . In 2012 , the Library of Congress acquiredhis notes , letters , and journals from Sagan ’s widow , Ann Druyan . The collection has now been made public in anonline exhibition .
In total , the Library of Congress remove self-control of virtually 800 boxes occupy with documents , pictures , and even video cassette that Sagan himself make over the course of his lifetime . There are staring draft of his Word , childhood report cards , personal letters , drawings , and much more . Around 300 item from the complete ingathering were select to bedigitized and will be displayed online for free , so that anyone in the mankind can have approach to them and get inspire .
The everlasting title of the exhibit isThe Seth MacFarlane Collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Archive . Yes , the sameSeth MacFarlaneofFamily Guyfame . A longtime fan of Carl Sagan , MacFarlane donated his own money to the Library of Congress for purchase the documents from Ann Druyan . MacFarlane is cite as say : " The work of Carl Sagan has been a sound influence in my life , and the life of every individual who greet the grandness of humanity ’s ongoing loyalty to the exploration of our universe …. The continuance of our journey outward into space should always occupy some part of our corporate attention , regardless of whatever Snooki did last week . "
In addition to preserving Sagan ’s retention through his papers , MacFarlane has also teamed up with Ann Druyan to bring the next chapter of the Cosmos TV miniseries , with both serve as executive producer . Cosmos : A Space - Time Odysseywill come after up from the original series and is set to premiere on March 9 at 9/8c on FOX . Neil deGrasse Tyson will be host . Though Tyson and Sagan never worked as colleagues , Sagan did interpret Tyson ’s college app to Cornelland even give him a private tour of his laboratory . in the end , Tyson decided to go to Harvard , but he did write Sagan a letter thanking him for his meter and pursuit anyway . The letter has also been add up to the on-line collection .
Though Carl Sagan pass aside on December 20 , 1996 following a prolonged battle with Cancer the Crab , he is still a large influence on scientific discipline communication and for up - and - coming scientists . It is through initiatives likeThe Seth MacFarlane Collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan ArchiveandCosmos : A Space - Time Odyssey , that we will always keep the memory alive of Carl Sagan , the humans who taught us to keep reaching out and endeavor to better see our office among the universe .
