Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson presents his views on the future of space travel and America's role in that future, giving his readers an eye-opening manifesto on the importance of space exploration for America's economy, security, and morale. - (Baker & Taylor)
The astrophysicist director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York discusses the future of space travel and the importance of its exploration for the United States' economy, security, and morale. - (Baker & Taylor)
The astrophysicist director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York, as well as the host of the re-launched series Cosmos discusses the future of space travel and the importance of its exploration for the United States' economy, security and morale. 30,000 first printing. - (Baker & Taylor)Tyson (astrophysicist and director, Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History) employs his ability to provide understanding and insights into complex concepts and humor to explain why NASA and the U.S. space program are as important as they ever were. He offers an overview of space exploration past, present, and future as well as an eloquent argument for maintaining America's lead as a global leader and technological innovator. He contends that the program should be maintained not simply for its own sake, but because of the benefits to be gained in education, the economy, national security, and more. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) - (Book News)
A thought-provoking and humorous collection on NASA and the future of space travel. - (Norton Pub)
Neil deGrasse Tyson is a rare breed of astrophysicist, one who can speak as easily and brilliantly with popular audiences as with professional scientists. Now that NASA has put human space flight effectively on hold—with a five- or possibly ten-year delay until the next launch of astronauts from U.S. soil—Tyson’s views on the future of space travel and America’s role in that future are especially timely and urgent. This book represents the best of Tyson’s commentary, including a candid new introductory essay on NASA and partisan politics, giving us an eye-opening manifesto on the importance of space exploration for America’s economy, security, and morale. Thanks to Tyson’s fresh voice and trademark humor, his insights are as delightful as they are provocative, on topics that range from the missteps that shaped our recent history of space travel to how aliens, if they existed, might go about finding us. - (Norton Pub)