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Jack Catran

Jack Catran (January 22, 1918 – January 18, 2001) was an American industrial designer, behavioral psychologist, scientist, and linguist. He was a NASA human factors engineer on the first Apollo mission and was best known for his refutation of Carl Sagan's attempts to locate extraterrestrial life in outer-space.

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Notable work
Is There Intelligent Life On Earth? (1980), How to Speak English Without a Foreign Accent (1986)
Alma mater
University of Southern California University of California, Los Angeles University of London
Born
(1918-01-22)January 22, 1918 Brooklyn, New York
Died
January 18, 2001(2001-01-18) (aged 82) Riverside, California
Occupations
Engineer, Psychologist, Linguist

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Jack Catran → University of Southern California University of California, Los Angeles University of London
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Jack Catran → (1918-01-22)January 22, 1918 Brooklyn, New York
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Jack Catran → January 18, 2001(2001-01-18) (aged 82) Riverside, California
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Jack Catran → Is There Intelligent Life On Earth? (1980), How to Speak English Without a Foreign Accent (1986)
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Jack CatranNotable workIs There Intelligent Life On Earth? (1980), How to Speak English Without a Foreign Accent (1986)1.00infobox
Jack CatranOccupationsEngineer, Psychologist, Linguist1.00infobox

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