Peter's review
Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
by Neil Degrasse Tyson
Peter's review
Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil Degrasse Tyson
Peter's review
rating:
For those interested in a dabbling of astrophysics and getting a cursory understanding of the modern problems in cosmology then this book will provide some enjoyment. The author does a good job explaining many common cosmological misunderstanding such as the sun is white not yellow and how the event horizon of a black hole would extrude you into elementary particles. However,since it is a compendium of Dr. Tyson's work, the flow of the book often feels jumbled and detracts from some the intersting facts.
The ending seemed tedious at best because the author felt compelled to whine at length about inaccurate aphorisms or the scientific deficiencies of the Titanic. He needs to take a page out of Mystery Science Theater's book and relax.
The ending seemed tedious at best because the author felt compelled to whine at length about inaccurate aphorisms or the scientific deficiencies of the Titanic. He needs to take a page out of Mystery Science Theater's book and relax.
