Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

Over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and more than a million copies sold. The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day. While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe.

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Author

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Pages

144

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Published Date

2017-05-02

ISBN

0393609405 9780393609400

Ratings

Google: 4.5

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"A good quick read or listen to get a primer on science. If you like shows like Cosmos and Nova then you will enjoy this"

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Ian Morris

"A really informative book! Even though a lot of it is complex, I still learned a lot. I was fascinated! "

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Sandy Lopez

"Could also be titled astrophysics for dummies if that wasn’t copyrighted <3"

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Skyler Darling

"There is so much good and really interesting info in here! SO. MUCH. This is one you really have to be mentally present for because he throws so much at you in such a short span. I feel like I retained only like 10%."

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Rachel Ord

"This book makes you pay more attention to the night sky. I am not from this field but found it very simple to read, totally recommended "

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Samuel Guizar Rios

"I love this book and have read it twice. I loved getting into some of the detail which he explains so clearly and learning more about our universe. "

Penny

"The irony of reading this book after Dan Brown’s “Origin” is not lost on me...Neil deGrasse Tyson was actually mentioned in that story. But the truth is, I’m a nerd and science sparks my interest. Plus, I’ve really loved the science fiction I’ve read this year, so who knows, maybe this is my new thing.<br/><br/>That being said, yeah, I read all this book and still don’t feel like I really absorbed what it is that astrophysicists do. It’s all very mysterious, and it involves a lot of unknowns, which would take a much different personality than mine to deal with. But I suppose that’s why I’m not a scientist. Still, it was so fascinating, and I’m sure I’ll be sharing tidbits of this in the future. I guess that’s a safer topic than politics for Thanksgiving at least. If it get awkward I’ll just launch into dark matter theories. Super fun, right?"

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Allie Peduto

"This book was written in a way that's easily understandable to people without stem backgrounds and I absolutely love that. I love learning about these topics but it can quickly get very confusing or hard to compare to things. This made it easy to understand and gave a lot of examples and comparisons to help visualize each concept."

Bethany

"I thought this book would be quick and easy. Quick, sure. Easy, a resounding no. Astrophysics is way out of my comfort zone. Lots of very complex concepts dumbed down but still confusing and way over my head. Neil Degrassi Tyson kept me entertained and interested but I definitely had a hard time. Reccomend to people interested in astrophysics."

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Allison Freeman

"I love this book. I listened to the audio version, which is narrated by Neil DeGrasse Tyson. It was so rad, I bought the hardcover. "

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