Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

· Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.7
538 reviews
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The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.

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 bestselling 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 digestible chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.

While waiting for your morning coffee to brew, or while waiting for the bus, the train, or the 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.

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4.7
538 reviews
Chris Hanes
January 15, 2023
As he is apt to do, Degrasse Tyson makes you think about your place in the universe. He does a great job breaking down complex scientific topics for laypeople but the vast majority of folks will likely be like me, slowing down and rewinding as necessary. Highly recommend for those of you who are curious.
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Spencer Taylor
November 15, 2019
For anyone who has natural curiosity about the Universe, this book is a must read, especially so with Tyson reading it. His style is relaxing and never didactic. Tyson cements his role as the spiritual successor of Carl Sagan. It's impossible to listen to this thoroughly enjoyable jaunt through time and space and not admire how cohesive and well-executed the result is. While I got this audiobook from my library, and not from Google, it's such an outstanding read that I'm compelled to leave a review.
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Craig Bennett II
January 25, 2018
While he has a good voice in the audio, some of the jokes that are made are slightly entertaining, and this can teach someone something. My problem with this is this book is too basic. Basically, if you don't know much about this subject (space science). Then you will be able to get a lot from this. It's almost like a month worth of science channel when they cover space science. However, it can be a bit too basic for anyone who knows a bit. Even more so when you have a good grasp on quantum mechanics. Because how simple it is, I honestly think this book is well over priced. Wait till it's half off to get it. If it wasn't for the price then I would mark this as a 4 out of 5
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About the author

Neil deGrasse Tyson was born in New York City the same week NASA was founded. After a BA in Physics from Harvard, a PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia, and a Postdoctoral research fellowship at Princeton, Tyson become the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, where he has served since 1996. Neil is the host of the award-winning Cosmos TV series, and StarTalk, the first ever science-based talk show and podcast. He has over 13 million Twitter followers, among the top 200 people in the world.

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