Death By Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson
I've always been a fan of Neil deGrasse Tyson.. but I'll admit I had never read anything by him. I've always seen clips and videos of him that impress me. For instance, talking about spaghettification with Ryan Watt or Slacker Astronomy's impromptu interview of him at AAS highlight his attitude, enthusiasm, and humor when it comes to Astronomy. I think that is one of the main reasons why I enjoy him - he's able to teach people about the Cosmos with humor and interest.
Anyways, the first book I've read in a while was his book - Death By Black Hole. It's actually a collection of essays he has written for Natural History. This kind of shows throughout various parts of the book because he talks about the same thing again or uses the same joke again. Since they are all essays, there isn't much flow to the book or a real central message. Regardless, the book was a great read. It's also scary that a lot of the things he talked about I already knew.. I guess it proves that I'm more of a geek than I realized.
Being that it's the International Year of Astronomy I plan on reading a couple of more books this year that relate to Astronomy this year. It's also looking to be a busy year for the Astronomy Club. I hope that stays true, as club membership has been dwindling the last year or so.
Oh, and speaking of videos, Daily Show 2007, Neil not leaving the Daily Show (a couple of days ago) until he solved the rubik's cube, and him talking about hate mail from 3rd graders about Pluto.
Anyways, the first book I've read in a while was his book - Death By Black Hole. It's actually a collection of essays he has written for Natural History. This kind of shows throughout various parts of the book because he talks about the same thing again or uses the same joke again. Since they are all essays, there isn't much flow to the book or a real central message. Regardless, the book was a great read. It's also scary that a lot of the things he talked about I already knew.. I guess it proves that I'm more of a geek than I realized.
Being that it's the International Year of Astronomy I plan on reading a couple of more books this year that relate to Astronomy this year. It's also looking to be a busy year for the Astronomy Club. I hope that stays true, as club membership has been dwindling the last year or so.
Oh, and speaking of videos, Daily Show 2007, Neil not leaving the Daily Show (a couple of days ago) until he solved the rubik's cube, and him talking about hate mail from 3rd graders about Pluto.