![]() She eventually becomes the director of "Project Argus", a radiotelescope array in New Mexico dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). Ellie refuses to accept him as a family member and concludes that her mother only remarried out of weakness.Īfter graduating from Harvard University, Ellie receives a doctorate from Caltech supervised by David Drumlin, a well-known radio astronomer. ![]() A man named John Staughton becomes her stepfather and does not show as much support for her interests. In sixth grade, her father and role-model Theodore ("Ted") dies. Dissatisfied with a school lesson, she goes to the library to convince herself that π is transcendental. The film concept was subsequently revived and eventually released in 1997 as the film Contact starring Jodie Foster.Īs a child, Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway displays a strong aptitude for science and mathematics. ![]() ![]() The only full work of fiction published by Sagan, the novel originated as a screenplay by Sagan and Ann Druyan (whom he later married) in 1979 when development of the film stalled, Sagan decided to convert the stalled film into a novel. It deals with the theme of contact between humanity and a more technologically advanced, extraterrestrial life form. ![]() Contact is a 1985 hard science fiction novel by American scientist Carl Sagan. ![]()
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