Linda Salzman is an American artist and writer.

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Salzman created the artwork for the plaque on the Pioneer spacecraft and coproduced the

Voyager Golden Record The Voyager Golden Records are two phonograph records that were included aboard both Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977. The records contain sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and are intended for ...

.From a critical essay - Moss, Alexandra (author), published: November 1, 2003
/ref> She co-authored the book ''

Murmurs of Earth Murmur usually means: * Quiet or indistinct speech *Breathy voice, a type of phonation in speech, also known as a "murmured voice" *Heart murmur, a pathologic heart sound produced as a result of turbulent blood Murmur can also refer to: Music * ...

'' with her husband,

astronomer An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, natural satellite, moons, comets and galaxy, g ...

Carl Sagan Carl Edward Sagan (; ; November 9, 1934December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator. His best known scientific contribution is research on ext ...

, whom she married on April 6, 1968; the marriage lasted until their divorce in 1981.Head, Tom (ed.)
Conversations with Carl Sagan
pp. xxii, xiv (University Press of Mississippi 2006) () Salzman is the mother of author and screenwriter Nick Sagan.

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Living people Interstellar messages American women television writers American television writers Place of birth missing (living people) Sagan family American Jews Carl Sagan Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-artist-stub

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