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Books. Research publications. See also. References. External links. Neil deGrasse Tyson ( US: / dəˈɡræs / də-GRASS or UK: / dəˈɡrɑːs / də-GRAHSS; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University.
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Acquired in 1963. Owner. Washington University in St. Louis. Website. https://tyson.wustl.edu/. Tyson Research Center is a 2,000-acre (8.1 km 2) environmental field station owned and operated by Washington University in St. Louis in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area east of Eureka.
6 days ago · Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5, 1958, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American astronomer who popularized science with his books and frequent appearances on radio and television. (Read Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Britannica essay on public science.)
Two of Tyson’s other books are the playful and informative Death By Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries, which was a New York Times bestseller, and The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet, chronicling his experience at the center of the controversy over Pluto’s planetary status. The PBS NOVA documentary The Pluto Files, based on the book, premiered in March 2010.
Steven Soter & Neil deGrasse Tyson, eds. The New Press (New York), 2001. A collection of twenty contributed essays on the modern frontier of astrophysics, with commentary and historical material added by the editors. A book conceived along with the 2000 opening of the Hayden Planetarium and Rose Center for Earth and Space.
Feb 8, 2024 · Read full bio. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist who hosted 'NOVA ScienceNow' and makes media appearances to encourage science and space exploration.
Timothy B. Tyson is Senior Research Scholar at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, Visiting Professor of American Christianity and Southern Culture at Duke Divinity School, and adjunct professor of American Studies at the University of North Carolina. He is the author of The Blood of Emmett Till, a New York Times bestseller; Blood Done Sign My Name, a finalist for the ...
