Audio Recording Dictated exobiology grant proposal

Carl Sagan, 1983-09-16

About this Item

Title
Dictated exobiology grant proposal
Contributor Names
Sagan, Carl (Author)
Subject Headings
-  Methane
-  Sagan, Carl
-  Saturn (Planet)
-  Extraterrestrial Life
-  Titian (Moon)
-  sound
Genre
sound
Notes
-  A dictated draft of a exobiology grant proposal from Carl Sagan. Sagan mentions amino acids, tholins, and discusses methane in the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The first drafts for many of Sagan's writings and corraspondance are dictated on recordings like this.
Source Collection
The Seth MacFarlane Collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Archive
Repository
Motion Picture, Broadcasting And Recorded Sound Division
Online Format
audio

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Sagan, Carl. Dictated Exobiology Grant Proposal. 1983. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/cosmos000109/.

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Sagan, C. (1983) Dictated Exobiology Grant Proposal. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/cosmos000109/.

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Sagan, Carl. Dictated Exobiology Grant Proposal. 1983. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/cosmos000109/>.