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Neil deGrasse Tyson:
I enjoyed your book - "Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry" as a young person what steps could I take in high school to pursue a career in astrophysics or astronomy?
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Thanks. Take extra math classes. Math is the language of the universe. Its was not invited to torment students. Entire branches of mathematics were invented to solve previously unsolved problems in the universe. Note, for example, that geometry come from the Greek: "Earth Measurement".
Not all math will come equally easily to you. In fact it may all be hard. But there's very little in life worth achieving that did not involve a struggle. To quote President Kennedy in 1962: We choose to go to the Moon...not because it's easy, but because it's hard.
Good luck, sometimes you needs a little of that too.
Not all math will come equally easily to you. In fact it may all be hard. But there's very little in life worth achieving that did not involve a struggle. To quote President Kennedy in 1962: We choose to go to the Moon...not because it's easy, but because it's hard.
Good luck, sometimes you needs a little of that too.
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Lisa Munroe
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Neil deGrasse Tyson:
I'm curious what you'd think of microscopic aliens visiting earth? Other than bacteria or viruses catching a ride on a meteoroid to us, this idea may only be realized in the realm of science fiction. Still I think it's an interesting thought that a microscopic earth life form might have the scientific advances of another civilization shared with it while humans are too busy on their phones to realize it.
Poncio Pulido
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Neil deGrasse Tyson:
Science contains so many fields, and each field contains different subjects. How many basic/most common scientific fields are there. Ex: Biology for organic life, geology for natural science, math (lol) For every scientific field, they all have properties or characteristics that define them. Then, in order to develop, they need theories. What are some of your favorite OOTW scientific thesis's/developments?
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