Quote by: Carl Sagan

The lifetime of a human being is measured by decades, the lifetime of the Sun is a hundred million times longer. Compared to a star, we are like mayflies, fleeting ephemeral creatures who live out their lives in the course of a single day.


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Author Bio


  • NameCarl Sagan
  • DescriptionAmerican astrophysicist, cosmologist, author and science educator
  • BornNovember 9, 1934
  • DiedDecember 20, 1996
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionCosmologist; Astrophysicist; Novelist; Planetary Scientist; Space Scientist; Popularizer Of Science; Science Fiction Writer; Science Writer
  • Awards; Pulitzer Prize For General Non-Fiction; Humanist Of The Year