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Dorion Sagan

Dorion Sagan (b. 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the List of U.S. state capitals of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County, Wisconsin. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
) is an American

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
science writer. He has written and co-authored many books on evolution

Evolution

In biology, evolution is change in the heritability trait of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. These changes are caused by a combination of three main processes: variation, reproduction, and selection....
, most recently Into the Cool, co-authored with Eric D.Schneider, on the subject of non-equilibrium thermodynamics

Non-equilibrium thermodynamics

Non-equilibrium thermodynamics is a branch of thermodynamics concerned with studying time-dependent thermodynamic systems, irreversible transformations and Open system ....
.

Sagan is the son of astronomer Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan

Carl Edward Sagan, Ph.D. was an United States astronomer, Astrochemistry, author, and highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics and other natural sciences....
and biologist Lynn Margulis

Lynn Margulis

Lynn Margulis is an United States biologist and University Professor in the Earth science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is best known for her theory on the origin of eukaryote organelles, and her contributions to the endosymbiotic theory?which is now generally accepted for how certain Mitochondrion were formed....
. His younger brother is Jeremy Sagan

Jeremy Sagan

Jeremy Sagan is an United States programmer. He is the founder of Sagan Technology and author of Metro, an audio, Musical Instrument Digital Interface and video sequencer for Apple Inc Macintosh computers....
and his half-brother is Nick Sagan

Nick Sagan

Nick Sagan is an United States novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of the science fiction novels Idlewild , Edenborn, and Everfree, and his screen credits include several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager....
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Co-written with Lynn Margulis

Co-written with Eric D.

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Dorion Sagan (b. 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the List of U.S. state capitals of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County, Wisconsin. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
science writer. He has written and co-authored many books on evolution
Evolution

In biology, evolution is change in the heritability trait of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. These changes are caused by a combination of three main processes: variation, reproduction, and selection....
, most recently Into the Cool, co-authored with Eric D.Schneider, on the subject of non-equilibrium thermodynamics
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics

Non-equilibrium thermodynamics is a branch of thermodynamics concerned with studying time-dependent thermodynamic systems, irreversible transformations and Open system ....
.

Sagan is the son of astronomer Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan

Carl Edward Sagan, Ph.D. was an United States astronomer, Astrochemistry, author, and highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics and other natural sciences....
and biologist Lynn Margulis
Lynn Margulis

Lynn Margulis is an United States biologist and University Professor in the Earth science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is best known for her theory on the origin of eukaryote organelles, and her contributions to the endosymbiotic theory?which is now generally accepted for how certain Mitochondrion were formed....
. His younger brother is Jeremy Sagan
Jeremy Sagan

Jeremy Sagan is an United States programmer. He is the founder of Sagan Technology and author of Metro, an audio, Musical Instrument Digital Interface and video sequencer for Apple Inc Macintosh computers....
and his half-brother is Nick Sagan
Nick Sagan

Nick Sagan is an United States novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of the science fiction novels Idlewild , Edenborn, and Everfree, and his screen credits include several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager....
.

Bibliography

Biospheres: Metamorphosis of Planet Earth (1990)
How to Make Love to a Virgin: Stories and Poems (2004)
Notes from the Holocene: A Brief History of the Future (2007)

Co-written with Lynn Margulis
Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Evolution from Our Microbial Ancestors (1986)
Origins of Sex : Three Billion Years of Genetic Recombination (1986)
Garden of Microbial Delights: A Practical Guide to the Subvisible World (1988)
Biospheres from Earth to Space (1989)
Mystery Dance: On the Evolution of Human Sexuality (1991)
What Is Sex? (1995)
What Is Life? (1995)
Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution (1997)
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species (2002)
Dazzle Gradually: Reflections on the Nature of Nature (2007)
Luminous Fish: Tales of Science and Love (2007)

Co-written with Eric D. Schneider
Cooking with Jesus: From the Primal Brew to the Last Brunch (2001)
Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life (2005)

Co-written with others
Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism (2006 - with David Mills)
Up From Dragons: The Evolution of Human Intelligence (2002 - with John Skoyles)
Heretics (2003 -with W. Sumner Davis
W. Sumner Davis

Dr.W. Sumner Davis is an American historian, educator, philosopher and author. He was born in 1960 in Waterville, MaineW. Sumner Davis, born William Sumner Davis, Jr....
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External links

, The Edge Foundation
Edge Foundation, Inc.

The Edge Foundation, Inc. is an organization of science and technology intellectuals created in 1988 as an outgrowth of The Reality Club. Its motto is 'to seek out the most complex and sophisticated minds, put them in a room together and have themselves ask each other the questions they are asking themselves.' Currently, its main activity is...