Authors / person-carl-sagan

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996).

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

1977—1996

Recognition span

Author in the index

Carl Sagan has 4 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1977 and 1996. The records span 4 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

National Book Awards2

Los Angeles Times Book Prize1

National Book Critics Circle Awards1

Pulitzer Prize1

Subject profile

Science4

Indexed works

Books by Carl Sagan

4 books · sorted by recognition

The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human IntelligenceScience197714 pts The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the DarkScience199710 pts CosmosScience19804 pts Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of ScienceScience—4 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
1977	The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence	Science	14	1	2	Random House
1997	The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark	Science	10	1	1	Ballantine Books
1980	Cosmos	Science	4	0	1	Random House
—	Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science	Science	4	0	1	Unknown

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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