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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry audiobook

  • By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
  • Narrator: Neil deGrasse Tyson
  • Category: Astrophysics, Physics, Science
  • Length: 3 hours 41 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2017
  • Language: English
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Audiobook Summary

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 bestselling 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 digestible chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.

While waiting for your morning coffee to brew, or while waiting for the bus, the train, or the 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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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Audiobook Narrator

Neil deGrasse Tyson is the narrator of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry audiobook that was written by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson was born in New York City the same week NASA was founded. After a BA in Physics from Harvard, a PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia, and a Postdoctoral research fellowship at Princeton, Tyson become the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, where he has served since 1996. Neil is the host of the award-winning Cosmos TV series, and StarTalk, the first ever science-based talk show and podcast. He has over 13 million Twitter followers, among the top 200 people in the world.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson is the author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Full Details

Narrator Neil deGrasse Tyson
Length 3 hours 41 minutes
Author Neil deGrasse Tyson
Category
Publisher Blackstone Publishing
Release date April 24, 2024
ISBN 9781538408063

Subjects

The publisher of the Astrophysics for People in a Hurry is Blackstone Publishing. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Astrophysics, Physics, Science

Additional info

The publisher of the Astrophysics for People in a Hurry is Blackstone Publishing. The imprint is Blackstone Publishing. It is supplied by Blackstone Publishing. The ISBN-13 is 9781538408063.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

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