Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a postdoctoral research associate at
WikipediaBorn:
October 5, 1958 (age 65 years), Manhattan, New York, United StatesSiblings:
Stephen Tyson and Lynn TysonSpouse:
Alice Young (m. 1988)Education:
Columbia University (1991), Columbia University (1989), The University of Texas at Austin (1983), and moreParents:
Cyril deGrasse Tyson and Sunchita Feliciano TysonBooks![]()
To Infinity and Beyond2023
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry2017
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Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization2022
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Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution2004
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Cosmic Queries: StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going2021
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Death by Black Hole2005
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Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey2014
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StarTalk2015 – 2019
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Cosmos2020
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Gravity Falls2012 – 2016
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Shot In The Arm2023
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Ice Age: Collision Course2016
Tyson's research has focused on observations in cosmology, stellar evolution, galactic astronomy, bulges, and stellar formation. He has held numerous positions Rose Center for Earth and SpaceGerontologyScience communication