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  2. Neil deGrasse Tyson - Wikipedia

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    Tyson was born in Manhattan as the second of three children, into a Catholic family living in the Bronx. [4] [5] His African-American father, Cyril deGrasse Tyson (1927–2016), was a sociologist and human resource commissioner for New York City mayor John Lindsay, and the first director of Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited.

  3. Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down to talk about the stars, space ...

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    Tyson told AccuWeather that he first became interested in the wonders of the night sky at 9 years old after a formative visit to the very same New York City plane Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down to ...

  4. The World Set Free ( Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey )

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    Tyson then notes that humans have discovered means of harvesting solar power. At the 1878 World's Fair Augustin Mouchot won a gold medal for his solar power concentrator . In 1913 Frank Shuman constructed a solar powered irrigation plant in Egypt, with a view to transforming Sahara to arable land .

  5. Neil deGrasse Tyson dismisses Musk’s Mars dreams: ‘I don’t ...

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    Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said he doesn’t think Elon Musk’s vision for space travel to Mars is realistic during a Friday night episode of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher“. “I ...

  6. Neil deGrasse Tyson Says ‘Legions of Angry’ Former ... - AOL

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    “I’m implicated as an accessory to the demotion of Pluto,” the astrophysicist tells PEOPLE, explaining why they are upset

  7. The Electric Boy - Wikipedia

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    Tyson explains how the idea of another force of nature, similar to gravitational forces, had been postulated by Isaac Newton before. Tyson continues on Faraday, coming from poor beginnings, would end up becoming interested in studying electricity after reading books and seeing lectures by Humphry Davy at the Royal Institution. Davy would hire ...

  8. Unafraid of the Dark - Wikipedia

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    Tyson then proceeds to describe the discovery of cosmic rays by Victor Hess through high-altitude balloon trips, where radiation increased the farther one was from the surface. Swiss Astronomer Fritz Zwicky , in studying supernovae , postulated that these cosmic rays originated from these events instead of electromagnetic radiation.

  9. Neil deGrasse Tyson’s new documentary challenges anti ... - AOL

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    World-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson knows a thing or two about scientific literacy, and now he's sparking important dialogue about public health in the face of a global pandemic.. As ...