Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier - Brossura

Tyson, Neil DeGrasse

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ISBN 10: 0393343626 ISBN 13: 9780393343625

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2013

Riassunto

America’s space program is at a turning point. After decades of global primacy, NASA has ended the space-shuttle program, cutting off its access to space. No astronauts will be launched in an American craft, from American soil, until the 2020s, and NASA may soon find itself eclipsed by other countries’ space programs.With his signature wit and thought-provoking insights, Neil deGrasse Tyson—one of our foremost thinkers on all things space—illuminates the past, present, and future of space exploration and brilliantly reminds us why NASA matters now as much as ever. As Tyson reveals, exploring the space frontier can profoundly enrich many aspects of our daily lives, from education systems and the economy to national security and morale. For America to maintain its status as a global leader and a technological innovator, he explains, we must regain our enthusiasm and curiosity about what lies beyond our world.Provocative, humorous, and wonderfully readable, Space Chronicles represents the best of Tyson’s recent commentary, including a must-read prologue on NASA and partisan politics. Reflecting on topics that range from scientific literacy to space-travel missteps, Tyson gives us an urgent, clear-eyed, and ultimately inspiring vision for the future.

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"This book is well structured...an easy and casual read that is thoroughly entertaining as well as thought-provoking..." www.astrobiologysocietyofbritain.org "Tyson is an entertaining writer with a startling imagination..." Sky at Night "...well written, anecdotal and humorous..." SSR "...written in an engaging style..." --The Observatory

L'autore:

Award winning author Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist with the American Museum of Natural History, the director of the world-famous Hayden Planetarium, a monthly columnist for Natural History and the host of the PBS series "NOVA Science NOW". Also available: Death by Black Hole (ISBN 978 0 393 33016 8), Origins (ISBN 978 0 393 32758 8)and The Pluto Files (ISBN 978 0 393 33732 7). Author website and Twitter account: www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson

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• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0393343626
• ISBN 13: 9780393343625
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 364
• Redattore: Lang Avis