Tyson notes that public interest in science, especially the study of the universe at large, has increased greatly with the rush of new discoveries about the cosmos and the growth of science fiction on TV and in film. With that in mind, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry offers “a foundational fluency in all the major ideas and discoveries that drive our modern understanding of the universe” (12).
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Non-FictionAstrophysics for People in a Hurry reveals 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 univ...