Astrophysics for People in a Hurry 2017
By Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sandra Martha Dolinsky, María del Carmen Román de la Peña
- Astrophysics, Science, Cosmology, Universe
A short book for almost all ages, it’s simply astrophysics for people in a hurry, taught by acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to know how the universe works!
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Contemporary, warm, cool and resolved.
- contemporarynostalgic
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- First published
- 2017
- Pages
- 209
- Publisher
- Blackstone Audiobooks, W.W. Norton & Company, Blackstone Publishing
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- French, Polish, English, Portuguese
- ISBN
- 9788449333934
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Born in Manhattan, New York, he earned his doctorate in astrophysics in 1991 from Columbia University. He is best known in the popular media as the host of "Origins" a mini series on PBS and "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" on FOX television network and the National Geographic channel on cable TV.
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