Books by: NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON

Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries

"One of today's best popularizers of science."—Kirkus ReviewsLoyal readers of the monthly "Universe" essays in Natural History magazine have long recognized Neil deGrasse Tyson's talent for guiding them through the mysteries of the cosmos with stunning clarity and childlike enthusiasm. Here Tyson compiles... [more]
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Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

"Distills complex science in clear and lively prose."—Scientific American Book ClubOrigins explores cosmic science's stunning new insights into the formation and evolution of our universe—of the cosmos, of galaxies and galaxy clusters, of stars within galaxies, of planets that orbit those stars, and... [more]
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The Pluto Files

The New York Times best-selling irrational love affair with Pluto, In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planethood. Far from the sun, wonder Pluto has any fans. Yet during the mounting debate over... [more]
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Exploring the Invisible: Art, Science, and the Spiritual

This sumptuous and stunningly illustrated book shows through words and images how directly, profoundly, and indisputably modern science has transformed modern art. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, a strange and exciting new world came into focus--a world of microorganisms in myriad shapes and... [more]
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Fly Me to the Moon: An Insider's Guide to the New Science of Space Travel

When a leaf falls on a windy day, it drifts and tumbles, tossed every which way on the breeze. This is chaos in action. In Fly Me to the Moon, Edward Belbruno shows how to harness the same principle for low-fuel space travel--or, as he puts it, "surfing the gravitational field."Belbruno devised one of... [more]
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Capturing the Stars: Astrophotography by the Masters

To gaze at the stars is one thing; to capture that gaze in photographs is something else, a tantalizing scientific art that many attempt and few master.  That rare mastery is on full display in this beautiful volume of space photography from thirty of the most accomplished astrophotographers in the world,... [more]
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My Favorite Universe [3 videos & course guidebook] (The Great Courses)

Clear introductions to essential principles of physics support these lectures, including density, quantum theory, gravity, and the General Theory of Relativity. Also includes forays into disciplines such as chemistry and biology as needed to explain events in astronomy.... [more]

The Pluto Files (Library

When the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planethood, Americans rallied behind this extraterrestrial underdog. Pluto is entrenched in our cultural, patriotic view of the cosmos, and Tyson is on a quest to discover why.... [more]
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My Favorite Universe - The Teaching Company DVDs (The Great Courses)

Course Lecture Titles On Being Round On Being Rarefied On Being Dense Death by Black Hole Ends of the World Coming Attractions Onward to the Edge In Defense of the Big Bang The Greatest Story Ever Told Forged in the Stars The Search for Planets The Search for Life in the Universe... [more]

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