Carl Sagan

A newspaper showing "Carl Sagan"

Carl Sagan (1934-1996) was an astronomer and science popularizer that was most famous for his 1980 television series Cosmos.

While in the 1931 Hill Valley, Emmett Brown used the alias "Carl Sagan", and his name appeared in the Hill Valley Telegraph.

Upon returning to 1931 from 1986B, Marty convinced Citizen Brown to use the alias. Marty later used the alias over the phone to get Edna Strickland to confess to being the speakeasy arsonist.

After Citizen Brown erases from existence, Doc resumes the alias for the rest of the mission.

In 1986, when Marty McFly turned on the television in Doc's garage, the voice of Carl Sagan could be heard.

Behind the scenes

Carl Sagan was a fan of Back to the Future, and once told Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale that he thought Back to the Future Part II was "the best movie ever made based on the science of time travel."

Carl Sagan's 1985 novel Contact was adapted into a 1997 movie, directed by Robert Zemeckis.

Carl Sagan appeared as himself in The Earth Day Special during 1990, which also had Christopher Lloyd appearing in the special as Doctor Emmett Brown.

Appearances

• Back to the Future: The Game
  • Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 1: It's About Time (First mentioned)
  • Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 2: Get Tannen!
  • Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 3: Citizen Brown (1931 Newspaper)
  • Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 4: Double Visions
  • Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 5: OUTATIME

See also

• Carl Sagan on Wikipedia