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America's science legacy
In 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered his now famous Gettysburg Address on the open field of that bloody Civil War battle. Not many speeches by political leaders get remembered beyond the moment. Even fewer ever get cut into stone. In this case, of course, both are true. We know the words. We recite passages from it. And, in its entirety, the speech graces a wall of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
Journal Article
The Pluto files : the rise and fall of America's favorite planet /
An exploration of the controversy surrounding Pluto and its planet status from a renowned astrophysicist at the heart of the controversy.
Book
Fly Me to the Moon
When a leaf falls on a windy day, it drifts and tumbles, tossed
every which way on the breeze. This is chaos in action. In Fly
Me to the Moon, Edward Belbruno shows how to harness the same
principle for low-fuel space travel--or, as he puts it, \"surfing
the gravitational field.\"
Belbruno devised one of the most exciting concepts now being
used in space flight, that of swinging through the cosmos on the
subtle fluctuations of the planets' gravitational pulls. His idea
was met with skepticism until 1991, when he used it to get a stray
Japanese satellite back on course to the Moon. The successful
rescue represented the first application of chaos to space travel
and ushered in an emerging new field.
Part memoir, part scientific adventure story, Fly Me to the
Moon gives a gripping insider's account of that mission and of
Belbruno's personal struggles with the science establishment. Along
the way, Belbruno introduces readers to recent breathtaking
advances in American space exploration. He discusses ways to
capture and redirect asteroids; presents new research on the origin
of the Moon; weighs in on discoveries like 2003 UB313 (now named
Eris), a dwarf planet detected in the far outer reaches of our
solar system--and much more.
Grounded in Belbruno's own rigorous theoretical research but
written for a general audience, Fly Me to the Moon is for
anybody who has ever felt moved by the spirit of discovery.
eBook
Starry messenger : cosmic perspectives on civilization
\"Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time--war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race--in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all\"-- Provided by publisher.
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In Their Own Words
In Their Own Words chronicles the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fields. These short histories provide our readers a way to learn from and share their experiences. Each month, we will publish in the pages of BioScience and on our podcast, BioScience Talks (http://bioscienceaibs.libsyn.com), the results of these conversations. This history is with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, in New York City, and host of COSMOS: Possible Worlds.
Journal Article
عن هذ الكون الفسيح
هذه المجموعة من حوارات، ومحاضرات، وعروض د.نيل دي غراس تايسون تتمثل فيها حقيقة حجم الكون الذي نعيش فيه. ومدى الذهول الذي يستتبع معرفة الحقائق عنه، كما يبين تايسون أن السبيل الوحيد للتناغم مع وجودنا غير المفهوم هو أن نستتبع العِلم بالطريقة التي تزيد معها مدارك حواسّنا. قبل مائة عام فقط، لم تكن هناك أي فكرة راسخة عن حجم المجرة التي نعيش فيها الآن، ومع التطور المذهل للتيليسكوب، وأجهزة تحليل الطيف والإشعاع النجمي، نعرف أن هناك 100 مليار نجم يدور في مجرتنا.
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The space crusader
US astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of New York's Hayden Planetarium, currently hosts the television series Cosmos - an update of Carl Sagan's 1980 show - broadcast in 181 countries and 45 languages. As it winds down, Tyson talks about the rich mix of science and pop culture, the 'neurosynaptic snapshot' of public responses to his tweets, and his momentous meeting with Sagan.
Journal Article