Biography
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and the director of New York's Hayden Planetarium, and the most prominent science communicator of his generation. Carrying forward the legacy of Carl Sagan, he hosted the 2014 series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey and has brought astronomy to a vast public audience.
Scientific contributions
- Director of the Hayden Planetarium
- Leading contemporary communicator of astronomy and astrophysics
- Hosted the 2014 revival of Cosmos
Knowledge connections
- Influenced byCarl Sagan
- Part ofContemporary Astronomy
Sources & references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- BritannicaEncyclopaedia Britannica
General reference for the history of astronomy, biographies, and cultural context.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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