by Neil deGrasse Tyson
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet covers Pluto’s discovery, the controversy over whether it should be called a planet, and the IAU’s (International Astronomical Union) decision to call it a dwarf planet. It is amusing that their definition for planet references the Sun,...
Here's a topic that isn't often covered: how museums design their exhibits. You know what else isn't often covered: how science happens. There are myriad books about discoverers and discoveries, and many about new fields as they develop. But this is the only time I can recall reading a book on the e...
fast read clear and easy to understand , that is doctor Neil in this book , I see him as Galileo of this era , just one simple idea here, that Science has nothing to do with emotions and nations , its true whether we like it or not , so please people leave poor Pluto alone .
I wasn't knocked out by the narration on this one, and it really isn't a book one needs to read twice. I adore Tyson, and I think that if he's going to have audio book versions of his works, he should read them himself- his delivery is, forgive me, stellar. The first time through I liked it much be...
This book is a summary of the recent kerfuffle and hoopla over the status of Pluto. There is an excellent history of Pluto, from Planet X (and why that was important) to the diminishing size of Pluto to it's eventual classification as a Kuiper Belt Object. There are also excerpts from humorous (and ...
This little book is a good explanation as to why Pluto is a dwarf planet and not a full planet anymore. Pluto doesn't care if we call it a planet or a mouse. Really. Why would a ice ball care at all? I love that so many people made Pluto out to be a person who's going to be brokenhearted that we've ...
The Pluto Files chronicles the history of Pluto, from its’ discovery in 1930 to the more recent debate about its’ classification as a planet. Tyson takes a mostly unbiased approach to this debate, with lots of quotes from other scientists giving an overview of the issue. The book also includes lot...
Broke down today, and bought the book on my nook. So far, so good, but alas, the pictures and cartoons don't come through at all. (And in the read-in-store feature didn't have any of these either!) Dr. Tyson makes science very understandable for us non-scientific sorts! Great fun so far.Overall, fiv...
Here's a topic that isn't often covered: how museums design their exhibits. You know what else isn't often covered: how science happens. There are myriad books about discoverers and discoveries, and many about new fields as they develop. But this is the only time I can recall reading a book on the e...
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