Book · 2012 · Political Science
Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier
Facing the Ultimate Frontier
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Why people recommend it
Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier by Neil deGrasse Tyson is a collection of essays examining the history, decline, and potential future of American space exploration, advocating for renewed investment in the cosmos. On StarTalk Radio, Neil deGrasse Tyson frequently referenced the book while discussing cosmic queries, the new space race, and the laws of physics. During a specific episode, Tyson mentioned that he settled on the current title after publisher changes, explicitly noting that the book came out a couple of years prior to cover the ambitions and setbacks of space travel. He also used chapters from his various works to illustrate how scientific laws discovered on Earth apply universally across the cosmos. Listeners and science enthusiasts recommend the book for its passionate argument that space exploration inspires technological innovation, unites humanity, and serves as the ultimate frontier for human ambition, urging society to look back up at the stars with renewed purpose and financial backing.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson In one of my books I have a chapter called On Earth as in the Heavens. It's all about the effort to discove… 1
“In one of my books I have a chapter called On Earth as in the Heavens. It's all about the effort to discover laws of physics on Earth, and the question about whether they apply in places other than Earth.”
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“I wrote an entire book on this called space chronicles and I write books so that I never have to talk about that subject again”
“So, I settled on the title "Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier."”
“So, I settled on the title "Space Chronicles: Facing "the Ultimate Frontier."”
“so you know this may sound like a cheap plug but it's just so I wrote a book called space chronicles right facing the ultimate frontier came out two years ago”
“so this is why I wrote a whole book called well I wrote a book with the title delusions of space enthusiasts right okay no no the title is Failure to Launch Failure to Launch and then they the publisher said we can't have the word failure don't put that in the title right so they renamed it but in”
“so they renamed it space Chronicles facing the ultimate Frontier”