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Letters from an Astrophysicist

AUTHOR Adam, Vikas; Tyson, Neil Degrasse; Tyson, Neil Degrasse
PUBLISHER Audible Studios on Brilliance (08/03/2021)
PRODUCT TYPE Audio (Compact Disc)

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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. Now, Tyson invites us to go behind the scenes of his public fame by unveiling his candid correspondence with people across the globe who have sought him out in search of answers. In this hand-picked collection of 100 letters, Tyson draws upon cosmic perspectives to address a vast array of questions about science, faith, philosophy, life, and of course, Pluto. His succinct, opinionated, passionate, and often funny responses reflect his popularity and standing as a leading educator.

Tyson's 2017 best seller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry offered more than one million readers an insightful and accessible understanding of the universe. Now, revealing Tyson's most candid and heartfelt writing yet, Letters from an Astrophysicist introduces us to a newly personal dimension of Tyson's quest to understand our place in the cosmos.

The full list of narrators includes Victor Bevine, Gabriel Vaughan, Lauren Fortgang, Neil Hellegers, Kevin Free, Vikas Adam, Nick Sullivan, Gabra Zackman, Allyson Johnson, Brandon Rubin, and Piper Goodeve.

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ISBN-13: 9781713578253
ISBN-10: 1713578255
Binding: CD-Audio (CD Standard Audio Format)
Content Language: English
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Feature Codes: Unabridged
Country of Origin: US
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Science | Essays
Science | Educators
Science | Physics - Astrophysics
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. Now, Tyson invites us to go behind the scenes of his public fame by unveiling his candid correspondence with people across the globe who have sought him out in search of answers. In this hand-picked collection of 100 letters, Tyson draws upon cosmic perspectives to address a vast array of questions about science, faith, philosophy, life, and of course, Pluto. His succinct, opinionated, passionate, and often funny responses reflect his popularity and standing as a leading educator.

Tyson's 2017 best seller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry offered more than one million readers an insightful and accessible understanding of the universe. Now, revealing Tyson's most candid and heartfelt writing yet, Letters from an Astrophysicist introduces us to a newly personal dimension of Tyson's quest to understand our place in the cosmos.

The full list of narrators includes Victor Bevine, Gabriel Vaughan, Lauren Fortgang, Neil Hellegers, Kevin Free, Vikas Adam, Nick Sullivan, Gabra Zackman, Allyson Johnson, Brandon Rubin, and Piper Goodeve.

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Author: Tyson, Neil Degrasse
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. He is currently the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space and a research associate in the department of astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. From 2006 to 2011, he hosted the educational science television show "NOVA ScienceNow" on PBS and has been a frequent guest on "The Daily Show", " The Colbert Report", " Real Time with Bill Maher", and "Jeopardy". In March 2014, he became host of the television series "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey", an update of Carl Sagan s "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage". Tyson has written several nonfiction books, including "Death by Black Hole", which was a "New York Times "bestseller.
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Read by: Adam, Vikas
Vikas Adam has numerous credits in theater, film, and television. His fifty-plus audiobooks span genres and include The City of Devi, A Free Man, The Far Pavilions, Ender's Game Alive: The Audioplay, Dreams and Shadows, and Tesla's Attic. He's an Audie nominee and Earphones Award recipient. He has a BFA in theater from Syracuse University and a MFA in acting from UCLA, where he's a lecturer in the theater department.
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Read by: Tyson, Neil Degrasse
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. He is currently the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space and a research associate in the department of astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. From 2006 to 2011, he hosted the educational science television show "NOVA ScienceNow" on PBS and has been a frequent guest on "The Daily Show", " The Colbert Report", " Real Time with Bill Maher", and "Jeopardy". In March 2014, he became host of the television series "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey", an update of Carl Sagan s "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage". Tyson has written several nonfiction books, including "Death by Black Hole", which was a "New York Times "bestseller.
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