Neil deGrasse Tyson
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. He developed a fascination in space science at an early age and went on to study Astronomy and Astrophysics. In 1995, he began to writing for Natural History magazine.1 Dr. Tyson is married with two children. He and his family live in New York City.
Fast Facts
- Born: October 5, 1958
- Birthplace: New York City
- Since 1966 the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium2 at the American Museum of Natural History3
- 2002: Voted "Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive" by People magazine
- The International Astronomical Union named an asteroid after Dr. Tyson - "13123 Tyson."4
Notable Works
- 1989 Merlin's Tour of the Universe
- 1994 Universe Down to Earth
- 1998 Just Visiting This Planet
- 2000 One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos
- 2000 Cosmic Horizons: Astronomy at the Cutting Edge
- 2002 City of Stars: A New Yorker's Guide to the Cosmos
- 2003 My Favorite Universe (A twelve part lecture series)
- 2004 Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution (co-authored with Donald Goldsmith)
- 2004 The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist
- 2007 Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries
- 2009 The Pluto Files; The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet
Selected Awards and Degrees
- 1980: BA Physics Harvard University
- 1983: MA Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin
- 1991: PhD Astrophysics, Columbia University
- 2007: Klopsteg Memorial Award 5
- 2007: Distinguished Service Medal6
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