Linda Salzman Sagan
American artist and writer (1940–2023)
Linda Salzman (July 16, 1940 – November 22, 2023) was an American artist and writer.
Biography
Salzman Sagan created the artwork for the plaque on the Pioneer spacecraft and coproduced the Voyager Golden Record.
Salzman Sagan co-authored the book Murmurs of Earth with her husband, astronomer Carl Sagan, whom she married on April 6, 1968; the marriage lasted until their divorce in 1981.
Salzman Sagan was the mother of author and screenwriter Nick Sagan.
Linda Salzman Sagan died in Ithaca, New York, on November 22, 2023, at the age of 83.
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