Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2019-10-11
Books mentioned on StarTalk Podcast: Cosmic Curiosities with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson is an accessible exploration of the universe designed specifically for younger readers and co-authored with Gregory Mone.
Discussed“and one of my recent books, the front piece, I mean, the epigraph, epigram, epigram or epigraph? I always forget, what they're called. (laughs) - If you don't know, I'm not gonna help. - I just said, I just baptize people into this by saying the universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”
Where to get it
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The Right Stuff
Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff is a dramatic chronicle of the early American space program and the test pilots who risked everything to break the sound barrier and reach orbit.
Discussed“Not for our greatest of frontier, no, so, we have the right stuff. (Paul laughs) If you just buy the right stuff, it ain't the right stuff.”
Where to get it
