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Neil deGrasse Tyson today

Books by Neil deGrasse Tyson

although it's difficult to imagine how he finds the time. He's
served on two presidential commissions and is an ardent booster
of NASA and space exploration, which he believes we should continue to pursue.

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"Imagine how much more advanced
society would be today if women,
who comprise half the world's brain
power, were socially & intellectually
enfranchised from the beginning
of civilization."

Tyson with his daughter Miranda, wife
Alice and son Travis

He's also a down-to-earth guy - he's been married to Alice
Young, a mathematical physicist, since 1988 and has two children. He continues to do laboratory research and to write books,
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And although he generally eschews discussions of politics or
religion, when asked why he chose this field, he answers that he
didn't choose it. "The universe chose me-I had no say in the
matter," he says. Growing up in the city, Tyson says, he didn't
have a great view of the night sky. So, as a nine-year-old visiting
the Planetarium for the first time - when the room went black as
night and the dome of stars lit up above his head while a deep
voice boomed from the speakers - it felt mystical, almost like the
voice of God. It changed his life.
From what we at GRAND can see, Neil deGrasse Tyson is
expanding the limits of how we understand the universe - and the
view is breathtaking.

Click to learn more about how
Tyson met Carl Sagan and his
interview with Stephen Hawkins.

Deborah Carroll is Grammy to Avery and Damon and
author of two parenting books. Her most recent works
include the narrative nonfiction, Tales From the Family
Crypt: When Aging Parents Die, Sibling Rivalry Lives,
and a children's picture book about grandparents, Real
Grands: From A to Z, Everything A Grandparent Can Be.

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