Neil Degrasse Tyson Analysis

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Neil deGrasse Tyson is an active Astrophysicist coming out of New York City where he Graduated from Bronx High School Of Science and went on to Achieve his PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia University and his BA at Harvard. Tyson later was chosen by George W. Bush twice, once in 2001 to join a twelve-member commission where he studied the Future of the US Aerospace industry and second, in 2002 to join a nine-member commission that focused on the implementation of the United States Space Exploration Policy. Tyson later went on to publish many books such as “Death By Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries”, “The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist”; and the most recent one, “Astrophysics for People In A Hurry”. In writing many novels he also made his way into media, for instance Tyson has many titles, one of them is television host, but to more accurate ; Science communicator. He earned this title by hosting and instructing in multiple forms media about astronomy and science such as television shows, podcast and the News. A few of shows and podcast he …show more content…
For example HowStuffWorks.com labels him as “the uncanny ability to reduce complex cosmic concepts into ideas the average person understands and finds entertaining” and then follows up by saying, “he has taken his knowledge and enthusiasm for astronomy into television series, presentations and books aimed at nonscientists”.in addition to his many accomplishments He is also the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, he owns his own podcast (“Startalk”), he was voted Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive by People Magazine in 2000, he was recognized by the International Astronomical Union and was dubbed the name of asteroid 13123 “Tyson”. and he is the recipient of the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest award given by

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