Neil deGrasse Tyson
Auteur van Sterrenkunde voor mensen met haast
Over de Auteur
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was born in New York City on October 5, 1958. Interested in astronomy since he was a child, Tyson gave lectures on the topic at the age of 15. He attended the Bronx High School of Science and was the editor-in-chief for its Physical Science Journal. After earning toon meer a B.A. in Physics from Harvard in 1980, Tyson received an M.A. in Astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin in 1983. He earned his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Columbia in 1991. Since 1996, Tyson has held the position of Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at Manhattan's American Museum of Natural History. In 2001, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry. In 2004, Tyson joined the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy. He has hosted PBS's television show NOVA scienceNOW since 2006. Tyson can also be seen frequently as a guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Tyson has written many popular books on astronomy, and he began his "Universe" column for Natural History magazine in 1995. In 2009, he published the bestselling book The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet to describe the controversy over Pluto's demotion to dwarf planet. His other books include Accessory to War: The Unspoken alliance between astrophysics and the military. Tyson was recognized in 2004 with the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, and Time named him one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2007. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson at the November 29, 2005 meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, in Washington, D.C. Photo by NASA
Werken van Neil deGrasse Tyson
StarTalk: Everything You Ever Need to Know About Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race, the Universe, and Beyond (2016) 244 exemplaren
Cosmic Queries: StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going (2021) 207 exemplaren
Just Visiting This Planet: Merlin Answers More Questions about Everything under the Sun, Moon, and Stars (1998) 45 exemplaren
Interpretations of the Cosmos 1 exemplaar
Universe: When a Star is not born 1 exemplaar
Universe: Journey from the Center of the Sun 1 exemplaar
Universe: Antimatter Matters 1 exemplaar
Universe: Ends of the World 1 exemplaar
Universe: Is Anybody (Like Us) Out There? 1 exemplaar
Universe: Onward to the Edge 1 exemplaar
Universe: Forged in the Stars 1 exemplaar
Universe: When Galaxies Collide 1 exemplaar
Universe: Signal versus Noise 1 exemplaar
Universe: Outward Bound 1 exemplaar
Universe: In Defense of the Big Bang 1 exemplaar
Universe: Darkness Visible 1 exemplaar
Universe: On Being Round 1 exemplaar
Universe: On Being Dense 1 exemplaar
Origini : quattordici miliardi di anni di evoluzione cosmica / Neil deGrasse Tyson e Donald Goldsmith 1 exemplaar
Tide and Time 1 exemplaar
Universe: Star Magic 1 exemplaar
The Milky Way Bar 1 exemplaar
Neil deGrasse Tyson lecture program 1 exemplaar
The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries 1 exemplaar
Universe: Galactic Engines 1 exemplaar
Gerelateerde werken
Know the Past, Find the Future: The New York Public Library at 100 (2011) — Medewerker — 116 exemplaren
Where Did Pluto Go?: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the "New" Solar System Foreword by Neil DeGrasse Tyson… (2009) — Voorwoord — 27 exemplaren
NOVA: Origins: fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution [2004 TV series] (2004) — Verteller — 12 exemplaren
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?: Season 1 5 exemplaren
NOVA: Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster [2008 TV episode] — Verteller — 1 exemplaar
How Smart Are Animals? [2011 TV episode] — Verteller — 1 exemplaar
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- Officiële naam
- Tyson, Neil deGrasse
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Tyson, Neil
- Geboortedatum
- 1958-10-05
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- New York, New York, USA (Manhattan)
- Woonplaatsen
- New York City, New York, USA
Manhattan, New York, USA
Bronx, New York, USA
Currier House, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Opleiding
- Columbia University (M.Phil|1989|Ph.D|1991(
University of Texas at Austin (MA|1983)
Harvard University (BA|1980)
Bronx High School of Science (1976) - Beroepen
- astrophysicist
television host
planetarium director
research associate
professor
radio host - Relaties
- Degrasse Tyson, Cyril (father)
- Organisaties
- Planetary Society
New York Academy of Sciences
American Astronomical Society
American Physical Society
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
International Planetarium Society (toon alle 13)
National Society of Black Physicists
PBS
Hayden Planetarium
Rose Center for Earth and Space
American Museum of Natural History
Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry
President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- People Magazine's "Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive" (2000)
Asteroid Namesake "1312 Tyson" (2001)
Columbia University's Medal of Excellence (2001)
NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal (2004)
Klopsteg Memorial Award (2007)
Time's "100 Most Influential People of 2007" (toon alle 11)
Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award (2009)
Discover Magazine's "50 Best Brains in Science" (2008)
Isaac Asimov Award (2009)
Honorary Doctorate (x18)
Carl Sandburg Literary Award (2018)
Leden
Discussies
Cosmos and Giordano Bruno in Let's Talk Religion (april 2014)
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Beyond Neil’s funny quips about the eventual potential fish found on the moon Europa being called europeans, the book offers two key jewels:
- a derivation of E = mc^2 that is the most intuitive I have ever read
- an application of the Copernican Principle to everyday estimation of how long things will last
Many other perspective views that tie the universe up into a pretty weird object, but walking through the steps that took us there.
Only big critique is that Gott does not really describe his strongest critics in the business of universes, he drifts over how contested many string theory approaches have been.
Great read nevertheless...… (meer)