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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 best-selling 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 tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.
While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a 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.
- Format: Hardcover
- Author: Degrasse Tyson, Neil
- ISBN: 9780393609394
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 7.30 x 1.00
- Number Of Pages: 224
- Publication Year: 2017
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Joe Z. - 5 years 8 months agoLet me start by saying that I majored in physics in college with an astrophysics emphasis in my coursework and have taught physics and astronomy to high school students for the past 23 years. I recently read this book because I was a discussion facilitator for a summer reading club at the school where I teach. The students in the club loved the book but openly commented how much if what was read did not fully make sense until after I was able to offer additional insights and a greater context. It is well written, for the most part, notwithstanding awkward attempts at humor feeling like the geeky classroom teacher using profanity in a failed attempt to look "cool" in front of students, and does a decent job at presenting the material in a way that lay readers can understand. Beyond this, my only critique is that the book would be better titled "Cosmology for People in a Hurry." Astrophysics, technically, would include much more in terms of formulas and equations and details that would make it impossible for lay readers to enjoy the material nearly as much, if at all. For what most readers are wanting when they purchase a book with a title like this, the book satisfies. After reading it, most will know a bit more about the modern theories of space science.
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You won't understand astrophysics
William E. - 6 years agoThis was a fun and easy read. It didn't teach me anything about what astrophysics is or how it works. The best part was the vivid descriptions that make sense of the incredibly vast scale of our universe.