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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Neil deGrasse Tyson canonical 45
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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 ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal ⓘ
surface form: 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 (original buildings) ⓘ
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hasEthnicGroup African American ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson ⓘ
hostOf Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey ⓘ
NOVA ScienceNow ⓘ
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knownFor commentary on space exploration policy ⓘ
popularizing astronomy ⓘ
science communication in mass media ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
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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 ⓘ
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