Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2019-09-12
Books mentioned on StarTalk Podcast: Science in Pop Fiction with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland
Mr.
Discussed“So the Tompkins in Wonderland series. Did you know the Tompkins and Wonderland? - No, - Written by George Gamow.”
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Dune
“The character in Dune by Frank Herbert. It was the nickname given by the Fremen to Paul Atreides.”
“Yeah, from Metamorphosis. - No, that was cockroach, not a beetle.”
Passing 2001, a Space Odyssey
“As earliest evidence in, what was it, 2001: A Space Odyssey, right? Okay, "Would it be realistic to use this idea for long term space travel?"”