Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic quandaries.DEATH BY BLACK HOLE: And Other Cosmic quandaries NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON Neil deGrasse Tyson (b. October 5, 1958 in New York City) is an astrophysicist and, since 1996, the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History on Manhattan's Upper West Side. In this collection of more than 40 essays taken from Natural History magazine, Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History American Museum of Natural History, incorporated in New York City in 1869 to promote the study of natural science and related subjects. Buildings on its present site were opened in 1877. in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , shares his affection for the oddities of our universe. He traces the history of astrophysics, explores the possibility of life on other planets, and introduces the idea of antimatter. The essays are collected into seven separate sections ranging from "The Nature of Knowledge" to "Science and God." In the former section, Tyson explains how people discovered our solar system's planets and what their continued exploration can reveal about the past and future of Earth. In the section titled "When the Universe Turns Bad," the author enumerates the many ways in which life as we know it Life As We Know It is an American television drama on the ABC network during the 2004-2005 season. It was created by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah. The series was based on the novel Doing It by British writer Melvin Burgess. could end, such as by asteroid collisions and "death by black hole." Norton, 2007, 384 p., hardcover, $24.95. |
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