Bringing Astrophysics Down to Earth
This passionate public scientist is a champion of science literacy.
By: Jake Miller | Source: NRTA Live & Learn | November 17, 2006
Credit: ©2006 Chris Cassidy for NOVA ScienceNOW
Neil deGrasse Tyson is now director of the Hayden Planetarium where he first fell in love with the stars.
Dad helps Neil put together his first telescope. (Photo Tyson Family Archives, from "The Sky Is Not the Limit," by Neil deGrasse Tyson)
At the White House giving a Millennium Lecture. (Official White House Photo)
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A Natural Teacher
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is the host of NOVA scienceNOW and director of the Hayden Planetarium in the Rose Center For Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History. He's happy to give you a tour of his office.
He tells the story of how he first fell in love with the stars in The Sky is Not the Limit.
Hear him talk about his latest book, Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
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