Author: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Non-Fiction
- Editorial Paidós
- ISBN: 9786075690155
- Release Date: 02-16-2021
Synopsis
Este libro es un epistolario que re ne la correspondencia de 20 a os que Neil deGrasse ha mantenido con el p blico. El astrof sico ha recibido consultas muy diversas que van desde el origen del universo hasta los valores familiares, desde el significado de la vida hasta el porqu de los fen menos paranormales. El punto de confluencia de las cartas seleccionadas es la b squeda de la verdad por parte de cada individuo, as como del significado y la comprensi n del lugar que cada uno ocupa en el universo. Por supuesto, las intenciones de cada remitente difieren; unos aspiran a ser astrof sicos, otros exponen sus creencias religiosas y hay incluso quienes atacan el conocimiento cient fico expuesto por DeGrass. La continuaci n natural del fenomenal xito de ventas Astrof sica para personas con prisa.
A luminous companion to the phenomenal bestseller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. Now, Tyson invites us to go behind the scenes of his public fame by revealing his correspondence with people across the globe who have sought him out in search of answers. In this hand-picked collection of 101 letters, Tyson draws upon cosmic perspectives to address a vast array of questions about science, faith, philosophy, life, and of course, Pluto. His succinct, opinionated, passionate, and often funny responses reflect his popularity and standing as a leading educator.
Tyson's 2017 bestseller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry offered more than one million readers an insightful and accessible understanding of the universe. Tyson's most candid and heartfelt writing yet, Letters from an Astrophysicist introduces us to a newly personal dimension of Tyson's quest to explore our place in the cosmos.
