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Carl Edward Sagan (/ ˈ s eɪ ɡ ən /; SAY-gən; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, and science communicator.His best known scientific contribution is his research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by exposure to light.
Alchemical Studies (German: Studien über alchemistische Vorstellungen ), volume 13 in The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, consists of five long essays by Carl Jung that trace his developing interest in alchemy from 1929 onward. Serving as an introduction and supplement to his major works on the subject, the book is illustrated with 42 drawings ...
e. Carl Gustav Jung ( / jʊŋ / YUUNG; [ 1][ 2] German: [kaʁl ˈjʊŋ]; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. [ a] He was a prolific author, illustrator, and correspondent, and a complex and controversial character, perhaps best known through ...
Carl Linnaeus[ a] (23 May 1707 [ note 1] – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, [ 3][ b] was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy ". [ 4] Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is ...
Carl Henry Eckart (May 4, 1902 – October 23, 1973) was an American physicist, physical oceanographer, geophysicist, and administrator. He co-developed the Wigner–Eckart theorem and is also known for the Eckart conditions in quantum mechanics, [1] the Eckart–Young theorem in linear algebra., [2] and his work on non-equilibrium thermodynamics and continuum mechanics, including a ...
The modern conception of "personal life" is an offshoot of modern Western society. Modern people tend to distinguish their work activities from their personal life and may seek work–life balance. [ 3] It is a person's choices and preferences outside of work that define personal life, including one's choice of hobbies, cultural interests ...
Adams's father Carl Adams did not actually know Charles Ives, but the composer observed many similarities between the two men's lives, and between their lives and his own. In the score program notes, Adams wrote: Like Ives, I grew up in rural New England, in Woodstock, Vermont and East Concord, New Hampshire. The young Charlie Ives received his ...
Carl L. Hart (born October 30, 1966) is an American psychologist and neuroscientist, working as the Mamie Phipps Clark Professor of Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University. [1] Hart is known for his research on drug abuse and drug addiction , his advocacy for the legalization of recreational drugs , and his recreational use of drugs ...