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Patents.

Thanks to Google’s new Patent Search, I was able to uncover an original Carl Sagan invention.
Along with Akiva Bar-Nun and Simon Bauer, Sagan filed the Pressure Wave Synthesis of Aminocarboxylic Acids for a patent on October 2, 1970.

How does it work?
A homogenous vapor phase method for preparing aminocarboxylic acids by subjecting a gaseous mixture [...]

A Year Science

In annual tradition, the Editors at Scientific American publish an article at the end of each year summarizing that year’s scientific developments.
‘The Year in Science’ published on December 20, 1997 starts off with the death of Carl Sagan but quickly moves to focus on his impact on science.
To quote:
The year 1997 began on a somber [...]