Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist with the American Museum of Natural History and the New York Times best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. He lives in New York City.
"The style is vintage Tyson – engaging, chatty and littered with
historical and linguistic anecdotes..."
*Times Higher Education*
"Certainly, if anyone can turn the public on to the subject [of
astrophysics], it is Neil deGrasse Tyson... In an increasingly
insular world, it is a welcome window onto a much bigger
picture."
*The Sunday Times*
"Tyson has told the story of our Universe magnificently in these 12
short chapters... This may have been written for people in a hurry,
but I urge you to take your time. It will all be over far too
soon."
*BBC Sky at Night*
"Written in a conversational style, this [Astrophysics for People
in a Hurry] provides an accessible and fascinating introduction to
a mindbending subject."
*Summer's Hottest Reads 2017 - The Daily Mail*
"Tyson is an entertaining writer with a startling
imagination..."
*BBC Sky at Night*
"Degrasse Tyson has a talent for making very complicated concepts
seem simple, and the amount of content squeezed into one short
volume is impressive. He certainly knows his stuff. It takes no
time at all to romp through a chapter as the book is written with
humour and his descriptions verge on the poetic."
*Chemistry World*
"... this introductory guide to the mysteries of the cosmos is
genuinely accessible."
*Summer Reading 2017 - The Sunday Times*
"... [Astrophysics for People in a Hurry] is not quite astrophysics
for dummies; while it is simplified, it is not simple. It is more a
collection of the best and most thrilling moments; astrophysics’
greatest hits."
*The Guardian*
"At just over 200 pages, the book doesn't have all that much space
to cover such an intensely complex topic, but DeGrasse Tyson
manages it with aplomb. In fact, this collection of essays... toes
the line between entertainment and interest brilliantly, never
getting too bogged down in fine detail."
*How It Works*
"Tyson is... the world’s best science communicator."
*Times Literary Supplement*
"All in all, this is a book I can heartily recommend to anyone,
regardless of how much or how little they know about physics."
*Popular Science*
"Finished @NeilTyson's mellifluous reading of Astrophysics for
People in a Hurry. Lovely book. Last chapter worthy of Carl Sagan
himself. "
*Richard Dawkins*
"In Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, he [Neil deGrasse Tyson]
shares his awe, encapsulating everything known about the universe
in 12 brief chapters, and giving a memorable spin to standard
facts."
*New Scientist*
"This book topped the nonfiction charts in America: not only a
measure of Tyson’s standing as the popular face of space science in
the US but also testimony to an admirably digestible introduction
to a Big Subject."
*Books of the Year 2017: Science - The Times*
"... he [deGrasse Tyson] somehow reveals a path through complex
thought and theory in astrophysics for the reader, depositing
enough detail to ponder upon, imploring us to consider possible
answers to these confounding questions for ourselves."
*The 12 Books of Christmas 2017 - Sky at Night*
"Another good pop science that’s similar in tone is Astrophysics
For People In A Hurry by long-time Stephen Hawking admirer, Neil
Degrasse Tyson. It’s a lot of fun to read and potentially even less
complicated than An Briefer History Of Time. Still, the two books
actually complement one another quite nicely."
*A Brief History of Books by Stephen Hawking and What You Should
Read Next - Verdict*
"... in this thorough book of almost 600 pages (150 of which are
extensive notes and bibliography) the authors present an elaborate
exposé of the myriad of ways astrophysics intertwines with military
R&D."
*On Our Bookshelf - Nature*
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