Neil deGrasse Tyson

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astrophysicist author human science communicator television presenter

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator known for popularizing astronomy and hosting shows like "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey."

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astrophysicist → author → human → science communicator → television presenter →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts in Physics → Doctor of Philosophy in Astrophysics → Master of Arts in Astronomy → Master of Philosophy in Astrophysics →
awardReceived	NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal → Public Welfare Medal of the National Academy of Sciences → Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication →
basedIn	New York City →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1958-10-05 →
educatedAt	Columbia University → Harvard University → The Bronx High School of Science → University of Texas at Austin →
employer	American Museum of Natural History →
familyName	Tyson →
fieldOfWork	astrophysics → cosmology → science communication →
fullName	Neil deGrasse Tyson →
genre	popular science →
givenName	Neil →
hasEthnicGroup	African American →
hasWebsite	https://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson →
hostOf	Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey → NOVA ScienceNow → StarTalk →
knownFor	commentary on space exploration policy → popularizing astronomy → science communication in mass media →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	American Astronomical Society → American Physical Society →
nationality	American →
notableIdea	advocacy for increased funding of NASA and space exploration →
notableWork	Astrophysics for People in a Hurry → Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey → Death by Black Hole → Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution → The Pluto Files →
placeOfBirth	Manhattan → New York City →
positionHeld	Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium →
sexOrGender	male →
workplace	Hayden Planetarium →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry → Death by Black Hole → Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution → The Pluto Files →	author
Humanist of the Year → National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal → Richard Dawkins Award → Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication →	notableRecipient
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey → Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey → Cosmos: Possible Worlds → Cosmos: Possible Worlds →	presenter
Neil deGrasse Tyson → Neil deGrasse Tyson →	fullName
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey → Cosmos: Possible Worlds →	host
Death by Black Hole → The Pluto Files →	notableWorkOf
Ship of the Imagination → Tyson →	usedBy
Neil deGrasse Tyson →	birthName
The Bronx High School of Science →	hasAlumnus
Death by Black Hole →	hasAuthor
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry →	hasContributor
Hayden Planetarium →	hasDirector
The Planetary Society →	hasFormerLeader
NOVA ScienceNow →	hasHost
NOVA ScienceNow →	hasNarrator
NOVA ScienceNow →	hasNotableHost
Holworthy Hall →	hasNotableResident
Neil deGrasse Tyson ("StarTalk") →	hostOf
Carl Sagan →	influenced
Ship of the Imagination →	narratedBy
Cosmos: Possible Worlds →	narrationBy
Mars (TV series) →	notableGuest
Cosmos franchise →	notablePerson
Cosmos: Possible Worlds →	stars
Death by Black Hole →	workOf
Death by Black Hole →	writtenBy