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born in Brooklyn
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moves to Rahway with his family
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enrolls in University of Chicago in 1951; enters the University of Chicago Graduate program; delivers his first scientific paper
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marries Lynn Alexander
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earns his Ph.D in Astronomy for the Institute for Basic Research in Science
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Divorces Lynn Alexander; begins working as an assistant professor at Harvard University
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wit I.S Shklivskii, publishes Intelligent Life in Science
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becomes editor of Icarus; is denied tenure at Harvard; takes a professorship at Cornell University; marries Linda Salzman
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helps create the messege carried on Pioneer 10
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speaks with Senator William Proxmire about SETI funding
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marries Ann Druyan
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publishes The Demon-filled World;dies on December 20
