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The similarities we share with the universe can only make us wonder: What if there are other things we have in common, such as life? Are there aliens out there somewhere? If so, the Chinese people will be the first ones to know! They’ve built the biggest radio telescope on earth to study prospective aliens and discover them. Lesson 3: The Universe started as a tiny, extremely hot dot, but then cooled off and expanded.
Un libro lleno de misterios que dan ganas de descubrir. Los autores logran que explore más allá de lo que conocemos, nos dan una perspectiva cósmica que sobrepasa límites. Agujeros negros, pulsares, quarks, Cúmulo Coma, Europa, Io, Titán, nuestra hermosa Luna y por supuesto, la Tierra, de esto y mucho más. We are stardust brought to life, then empowered by the universe to figure itself out - and we have only just begun.”
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Astrophysics teaches us that we’re not the centre of the world… it teaches us to have a cosmic perspective” Astrophysics seeks to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and behavior of the universe based on physical laws. More deGrasse Tyson! Only he can make the strange ominous on one hand, fantastically enthralling on the other. Only he can make comparisons that are laugh out loud funny on the one hand, complete and utter poetry on the other. I remember reading other books written by astrophysicists, like Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time, Trinh Xuan Thuan’s The Secret Melody or Hubert Reeves’ Patience dans l'azur. Somehow, in each case, and probably unbeknownst to their authors, these books have a distinctive poetic flavour, a sort of lyrical flight somehow, which is best expressed in this sentence by the Scottish astronomer James Ferguson, quoted at the end of Tyson’s book:
Hayden Planetarium (2018). "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry". INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS SINCE 1923. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. This book topped the nonfiction charts in America: not only a measure of Tyson’s standing as the popular face of space science in the US but also testimony to an admirably digestible introduction to a Big Subject." — Books of the Year 2017: Science, The Times The cosmic perspective enables us to see beyond our circumstances, allowing us to transcend the primal search for food, shelter, and a mate. Tyson has told the story of our Universe magnificently in these 12 short chapters... This may have been written for people in a hurry, but I urge you to take your time. It will all be over far too soon." — BBC Sky at NightFrom the basics of physics to big questions about the nature of space and time, celebrated astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down the mysteries of the cosmos into bite-sized pieces. Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry describes the fundamental rules and unknowns of our universe clearly—and with Tyson’s characteristic wit, there’s a lot of fun thrown in, too. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, an American astrophysicist, is the Director of the Hayden Planetarium, and the host of 'Star Talk' and 'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.' Tyson is also a very funny guy, and his sense of Prhaps the battle for the scientific hearts and minds is as pitched as ever, with the sales of his book a sign not that the scientific worldview Tyson espouses in winning, but rather of the intensity of the fight. In 2004, Tyson was once again appointed by President Bush to serve on a nine-member commission on the Implementation of the United States Space Exploration Policy, dubbed the “Moon, Mars, and Beyond” commission. This group navigated a path by which the new space vision can become a successful part of the American agenda. And in 2006, the head of NASA appointed Tyson to serve on its prestigious Advisory Council, which guides NASA through its perennial need to fit ambitious visions into restricted budgets.
Reading this book reminded me of things I'd forgotten and taught me a lot of new things. It had me wrestling with chemistry and physics which generally go over my head -- but it had me wrestling. He never lost me and I never gave up trying to understand parts that were hard for me to comprehend. As he showed in the two seasons of Seth MacFarlane's "Cosmos," Neil is the one you want as your guide to the basics of astronomy which among all the sciences has the most to discover. How exciting! Reading this been an educational, enchanting and uplifting experience. NDT is the bestestestest of everyone I've read in science b/c he knows it so well, he can just say it with joy and love. Too many people in these fields take themselves way to seriously, but all the people I've met that are totally brilliant are more like this tone. Fun, joy, just say it. So great.My Thoughts: I thought this was well put together, with interesting facts and visuals. My only complaints are that at times it felt a bit preachy and I wish he had gone a little more in depth/explained better on some topics. (But I suppose it is meant for “young people” so maybe I should read the adult version.) The cosmic perspective shows Earth to be a mote. But it’s a precious mote and, for the moment, it’s the only home we have.”
While explaining Einstein’s prediction of gravitational waves and the importance of their first ever detection in 2015 , Tyson beautifully summarizes this full circle. The fact that he's a funny guy who can break down the most complex things into an interesting narrative is an added bonus! The book's accessible language is noted in a review in BBC Sky at Night magazine. The reviewer suggests that the reader who spends their time on Tyson's work, will have a good understanding of "every part of our known Universe, how it came to be and what still keeps physicists up at night". [2]
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Perhaps, feeling more humility about our place in this universe (and Earth) is a good thing. Reflecting on our place as just one member of a family of life and matter. Understanding we are breathing oxygen previously breathed by others, drinking water once consumed and urinated by all manner of life forms, using Carbon atoms in our essential biochemical molecules handed down to us by forests and algae. In fact, we’ve been recycling for millennia.
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