| | 8,803 (16,611) | 393 | 2,362 |  (4.12) | 22 | 0 | 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 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) — biography from Astrophysics for People in a Hurry … (more) |
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Neil deGrasse Tyson has 8 past events. (show) An Evening With Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson Neil deGrasse Tyson will be speaking about the topic, "The Cosmic Perspective." There is no view of the world as emotionally potent as the one granted by a cosmic perspective. It's one that sees Earth as a planet in a vast empty universe. It profoundly influences what we think and feel about science, culture, politics, and life itself. Join Dr. Tyson for an evening of engaging conversation on science, exploration and the world as we know it.
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, award-winning astrophysicist, author, and host of FOX's Cosmos, is the recipient of 18 honorary doctorates and the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest award given by NASA to a non-government citizen. His contributions to the public appreciation of the cosmos have been recognized by the International Astronomical Union in their official naming of asteroid 13123 Tyson. On a lighter side, Tyson was voted Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive by People Magazine in 2000.
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Location: Street: 4139 Park Road Additional: Park Road Shopping Center City: Charlotte, Province: North Carolina Postal Code: 28209-2229 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) Heard About It On NPR Book Club  Neil deGrasse Tyson Astrophysicist, Author and TV Host Neil deGrasse Tyson is a rare breed of astrophysicist: one who speaks as easily and brilliantly with the public as with professional scientists. His popular books (including New York Times best-seller, Death by Black Hole), NOVA specials and StarTalk radio show have won him a fervent fan base among science novices and die-hards alike. Renowned for his fresh voice, trademark humor and canny insights, he is director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Tyson will appear in the hotly anticipated sequel to Carl Sagan’s landmark TV series, COSMOS, on FOX in 2013.
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$16 - All Students (MDGentleReader)… (more)Science: Neil deGrasse Tyson: 'The Pluto Files' Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet. In August 2006, when the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planet hood a firestorm ensued. Astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson takes a lighthearted look at why Pluto is so entrenched in America’s cultural and patriotic view of the cosmos in The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet. Tyson is the bestselling author of Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries and has hosted several PBS 'NOVA' programs. Presented as part of the Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center, and Elliott Bay Book Company. (KingRat)… (more) Distinguished Lecture Series: Neil deGrasse Tyson Neil deGrasse Tyson, Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries. As Director of the Hayden Planetarium and the new host of the PBS magazine "NOVA Science NOW", Dr. Tyson is one of the most high profile astrophysicists in America. He hopes to use the state-of-the-art Hayden to capture the scientific curiosity of a new generation of young people. His recent books include One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos, Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries, and Origins, the companion book to his acclaimed four-hour miniseries on the PBS program "NOVA." (jlelliott)… (more)
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Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. The center is part of the American Museum of Natural History, where Tyson founded the Department of Astrophysics in 1997 and has been a research associate in the department since 2003.
Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University. In 1994, he joined the Hayden Planetarium as a staff scientist and the Princeton faculty as a visiting research scientist and lecturer. In 1996, he became director of the planetarium and oversaw its $210 million reconstruction project, which was completed in 2000.
From 1995 to 2005, Tyson wrote monthly essays in the "Universe" column for Natural History magazine, some of which were later published in his books Death by Black Hole (2007) and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (2017). During the same period, he wrote a monthly column in StarDate magazine, answering questions about the universe under the pen name "Merlin". Material from the column appeared in his books Merlin's Tour of the Universe (1998) and Just Visiting This Planet (1998). Tyson served on a 2001 government commission on the future of the U.S. aerospace industry and on the 2004 Moon, Mars and Beyond commission. He was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal in the same year. From 2006 to 2011, he hosted the television show NOVA ScienceNow on PBS. Since 2009, Tyson has hosted the weekly podcast StarTalk. A spin-off, also called StarTalk, began airing on National Geographic in 2015. In 2014, he hosted the television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, a successor to Carl Sagan's 1980 series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. The U.S. National Academy of Sciences awarded Tyson the Public Welfare Medal in 2015 for his "extraordinary role in exciting the public about the wonders of science".  | |
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