X was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, author, cosmologist, and highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics and other natural sciences. During his lifetime, he published more than 600 scientific papers and popular articles and was author, co-author, or editor of more than 20 books. In his works, he advocated skeptical inquiry and the scientific method. He pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI).X became world-famous for his popular science books and for the award-winning 1980 television series Cosmos:A personal voyage, which he narrated and co-wrote. A book to accompany the program was also published. X also wrote the novel, Contact, the basis for the 1997 film of the same name. He remains a figure of reference for the generation growing up in the late 1970s, early 1980s.
Answer: Carl Sagan
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CARL SAGAN
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