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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry is a 2017 popular science book by Neil deGrasse Tyson, centering around a number of basic questions about the universe. Published on May 2, 2017, by W. W. Norton & Company, the book is a collection of Tyson's essays that appeared in Natural History magazine at various times from 1997 to 2007.The book debuted at #1 on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list when it first appeared in May, 2017. It sold 48,416 copies in its first week, making it the second-most-purchased overall in the U.S. for that week . A year later, it remains in the top five and has sold in excess of one million copies.


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“The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you. —NDT”

Neil deGrasse Tyson book Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Variant: The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
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“Yes, Einstein was a badass.”

Neil deGrasse Tyson book Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

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“We are not simply in the universe, we are part of it. We are born from it. One might even say we have been empowered by the universe to figure itself out — and we have only just begun.”

Neil deGrasse Tyson book Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

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Context: Yes, the universe had a beginning. Yes, the universe continues to evolve. And yes, every one of our body's atoms is traceable to the big bang and to the thermonuclear furnace within high-mass stars. We are not simply in the universe, we are part of it. We are born from it. One might even say we have been empowered by the universe to figure itself out — and we have only just begun.

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