Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
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- Author：Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Summary
From the basics of physics to big questions about the nature of space and time， celebrated astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down the mysteries of the cosmos into bite-sized pieces。 Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry describes the fundamental rules and unknowns of our universe clearly—and with Tyson’s characteristic wit， there’s a lot of fun thrown in， too。
This adaptation by Gregory Mone includes full-color photos， infographics， and extra explanations to make even the trickiest concepts accessible。 Building on the wonder inspired by outer space， Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry introduces an exciting field and the principles of scientific inquiry to young readers。
This adaptation by Gregory Mone includes full-color photos， infographics， and extra explanations to make even the trickiest concepts accessible。 Building on the wonder inspired by outer space， Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry introduces an exciting field and the principles of scientific inquiry to young readers。
Reviews
Jessica
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Only slightly less mind-melting as the one for "old" people。 Only slightly less mind-melting as the one for "old" people。 。。。more
Debbie Cranberryfries
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I listened to this and loved that it was narrated by LeVar Burton。Science has never been my strong suit so this was fun to remember things I learned in hs/college in a different voice and setting。
PuniPoli
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Creo que sera mi libro favorito del 2021😍。。fascinating🤗
M Bramantyo
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This book is in english language and I will write review in Bahasa Indonesia:Keputusan yang tepat untuk baca buku ini versi yang young people， karena ada versi lain dengan judul “Astrophysics for People in Hurry”。 Versi young people terasa lebih ringan， tidak ada rumus-rumus fisika dan atau penjelasan ilmiah yang rumit。 Semua bahasa mengenai terbentuknya alam semesta， awal mula kehidupan bumi， kemungkinan adanya kehidupan lain di luar bumi， lubang hitam， dark matter， dan lainnya terasa begitu ri This book is in english language and I will write review in Bahasa Indonesia:Keputusan yang tepat untuk baca buku ini versi yang young people， karena ada versi lain dengan judul “Astrophysics for People in Hurry”。 Versi young people terasa lebih ringan， tidak ada rumus-rumus fisika dan atau penjelasan ilmiah yang rumit。 Semua bahasa mengenai terbentuknya alam semesta， awal mula kehidupan bumi， kemungkinan adanya kehidupan lain di luar bumi， lubang hitam， dark matter， dan lainnya terasa begitu ringan dan konsep-konsep alam semesta yang biasanya njlimet dibuat mudah dipahami。 Pada dasarnya Neil DeGrasse Tyson （bukan saudaranya Mike Tyson） ingin menjelaskan apa sih astrofisika itu， apa sih alam semesta itu， apa itu teleskop， bagaimana awal mulai Big Bang Theory dan segala hal dasar soal segala sesuatu yang ada di atas kepala kita （langit dan semesta）。 Di akhir bab Tyson mengajak kita untuk merenung bahwasanya semesta ini begitu luas dan betapa manusia dengan segala permasalahannya begitu kecil。 Sudah seharusnya manusia yang “kecil” ini saling menjaga kehidupan bukan malah merusaknya。 Saling bekerja sama dan bukannya saling menjatuhkan。 Karena hakikatnya bumi dan manusia yang hidup di dalamnya tak lebih besar dari debu jika dibandingkan dengan bahkan hanya planet Jupiter 。。。more
Jane
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Just finished reading this book and fell in love with it。 No book has ever explained hard things about the universe in such a simple and interesting way。 I found out so many new things in this book and I love how simple everything is explained。 Such a hard theme in such easy words！ It became one of my favourite books ever！
Guillermo Rodas
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It's an excellent book to start understanding the universe and some basic concepts about astrophysics。 It's an excellent book to start understanding the universe and some basic concepts about astrophysics。 。。。more
Sandy
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Read this with my fourth grader。 Absolutely great！ Tyson did a fantastic job explaining astrophysics in a simple， yet fun， way for children （and adults）。 Highly recommend this one！
Laura Hannaway
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Brilliantly written and engaging introduction to astrophysics。 I bought this for my daughter who is learning about bit is school and wanted a bit more information， but I thought I’d have a read of it myself first and I was really impressed。 It was a really good introduction to the subject。 There was enough information to whet the appetite but without it becoming confusing。 The illustrations were beautiful and complemented but didn’t overwhelm the text。The glossary at the back was very helpful to Brilliantly written and engaging introduction to astrophysics。 I bought this for my daughter who is learning about bit is school and wanted a bit more information， but I thought I’d have a read of it myself first and I was really impressed。 It was a really good introduction to the subject。 There was enough information to whet the appetite but without it becoming confusing。 The illustrations were beautiful and complemented but didn’t overwhelm the text。The glossary at the back was very helpful too。Would definitely recommend this for a beginner who is interested in learning about astrophysics。 I will be buying ‘Astrophysics For People in a Hurry’ for myself I think！ 。。。more
Zamira
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Me encantó leer este libro。 Es un libro de divulgación para adolescentes， pero el lenguaje es tan claro y los conceptos tan interesantes que ya no pude soltarlo hasta terminarlo。 Me despertó la curiosidad por leer tantos libros más del tema。
Alexa
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Le doy 5 estrellas a este libro porque todo está muy bien explicado， tiene referencias de los científicos， imágenes del universo para entender mejor y temas variados por todo el libro。Este libro se lo recomendaría a todo el mundo porque lo explica tan bien que hasta a los que no les gusta la ciencia les podría empezar a gustar con este libro。Siento que la relación que tiene este libro con mi Hero 's Journey es que me puede servir en el futuro。 Por si soy astrofísica o ahora si tengo alguna cla Le doy 5 estrellas a este libro porque todo está muy bien explicado， tiene referencias de los científicos， imágenes del universo para entender mejor y temas variados por todo el libro。Este libro se lo recomendaría a todo el mundo porque lo explica tan bien que hasta a los que no les gusta la ciencia les podría empezar a gustar con este libro。Siento que la relación que tiene este libro con mi Hero 's Journey es que me puede servir en el futuro。 Por si soy astrofísica o ahora si tengo alguna clase de ciencia o por si alguien me pregunta algo del universo o para adentrarme a la pasión por la lectura， porque es un gran libro。Este libro me impactó de muchas maneras porque me dio muchos datos del universo que no sabía y que me intrigan mucho， como que el Everest no es ni una cuarta parte de la montaña en Marte。Me interesa saber más sobre las teorías de Einstein y sobre la materia oscura。 Antes de leer este libro no sabía ninguna teoría de Einstein， al leer el libro identifique que tampoco sabía nada en referencia a la materia oscura ni quien lo había descubierto y esto es importante porque las teorías de Einstein son fascinantes y la materia oscura es un componente importante en el universo。Este libro me gusto porque te da mucha información nueva y fresca y yo lo recomiendo porque es fácil de entender y te da mucha información。 。。。more
Tyler Sims
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The title says it all！ I listened to this book whenever I was in the car with my 13 year old son。 We had some real interesting conversations as a result。 If I were to sum up this book in a sentence it would be: Neil Degrasse Tyson sums up astrophysics in the form of dad jokes。
Rafa。livres
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Un libro muy entretenido a pesar de no ser ficción， me ha gustado como Neil deGrasse Tyson， nos explica los temas de una forma tan simple o bastante entendible， con unos ejemplos de la vida cotidiana， entre otras cosas。。。 Anteriormente ya he leído libros similares， pero este libro lo recomendaría a full a cualquier persona que se quisiera adentrar al mundo de la Astrofísica o a las ciencias del universo ✨✨✨✨✨✌🏻
Javiera Andrade
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Es un libro sumamente entretenido e interesante， realmente te explica esto de la astrofísica de una forma casual y no tanto de formulas y números。
Kari
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Fantastic astrophysics book for 8-12 year olds （and even adults）
Jillian
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I listened to this with my kids and we all really enjoyed it。 Lavar Burton reads the audiobook and he does a fantastic job。 I’ve read the adult version before and taken physics classes in college， but still some of this was over my head。 Still， it’s a very interesting read。 The thing I liked most about it was Neil Tyson’s ability to convey a sense of wonder about the universe
Erika Gomes
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This is a simple version of Astrophysics。 Great reading by LeVar Burton。
Jessica
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Nope。 Not sure why this was picked as a nominee for the VGDA？ Some outdated references， poor layout of pop outs and just a very scattered feel to the information。
Nicole Chilton
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⭐️🪐 We are all made of stardust！ 🌞🌏Um。。。for young people？ How about adults too？ Some of the concepts still went over my head。
Harriet
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I'm not quite sure what age（young people） it is aimed at。 Great in the majority， but fleeting moments of too much scientific depth again depending on what age it's aimed it。 and that the only reason it didn't get 5*。 I would think a great quick inspirational book for young people to get into science， and a general overall history of astrophysics。 Well done Neil for making it sound fun and interesting and intriguing for young readers。 I'm not quite sure what age（young people） it is aimed at。 Great in the majority， but fleeting moments of too much scientific depth again depending on what age it's aimed it。 and that the only reason it didn't get 5*。 I would think a great quick inspirational book for young people to get into science， and a general overall history of astrophysics。 Well done Neil for making it sound fun and interesting and intriguing for young readers。 。。。more
Chaitra
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I’ve read the adult version of this book。 This one I read to my son who is extremely interested in space。 He likes Neil Degrasse Tyson， having watched Cosmos， and will listen to anything he has to say。 We’ve read some of this before in other space books， but this one is arranged clearly， there’s some humor and I liked that it wasn’t dumbed down just because it wasn’t for adults。 That said， I liked some of the non astrophysics related things he made sure to mention。 That science is not absolute， I’ve read the adult version of this book。 This one I read to my son who is extremely interested in space。 He likes Neil Degrasse Tyson， having watched Cosmos， and will listen to anything he has to say。 We’ve read some of this before in other space books， but this one is arranged clearly， there’s some humor and I liked that it wasn’t dumbed down just because it wasn’t for adults。 That said， I liked some of the non astrophysics related things he made sure to mention。 That science is not absolute， that everyone makes mistakes and that part of being a scientist is to know that you will make mistakes， that the Cosmos and the vastness of the universe shouldn’t make you feel depressed， that the minute you think you know everything is the minute you begin to shrink as a person。 These are things that I have constantly told my child， but mom saying these and Neil Degrasse Tyson saying these is different。 So I’m grateful these are included in the book。 。。。more
April Holland
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Kudos to Neil deGrasse Tyson for making the complexities of the universe a little easier to understand。 It is clever。 It is witty。 It is engaging。 I simply did not want to stop reading。
Pamrla
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Brilliant second time read
Melissa Heppell
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I decided this would be a fun and easy one。。。after all， it is “for young people” and I am a 38 year old university graduate who appreciates ongoing education。 Yea， no。。。haha it was not an easy read but it was an enjoyable challenge。 Multiple parts blew my mind， others stretched me to really understand。
Candice Blash
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My 7 year old son is obsessed with space and I bought this for him as a Christmas gift。 We read it each night and it fascinated him and increased his thirst for knowledge about the cosmos。 Although he enjoyed it， it is probably more suited for middle grades and up。
Asela Eloisa
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Esta divertido pero básico， como bien dice es para chicos apurados y explica cómo se formó el universo sin meterse en muchos tecnicismos， está bueno aunque tal vez lo recomendaría más para personas entre 13-17 años algo así。 [Audiolibro]
Amy-Jo Conant
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Here are my notes that I took while reading:Lavar burton was an unexpected joy。 Could listen to his voice all day and it immediately brought me back to fond memories of reading rainbow。There is no half listening to audio。 You want to make sure you read this book in a short period of time。 Spreading the time out will make it harder to follow the science if you aren't as comfortable I'm not sure I’m totally grasping all the concepts but I think any upper elementary to middle schooler interested in Here are my notes that I took while reading:Lavar burton was an unexpected joy。 Could listen to his voice all day and it immediately brought me back to fond memories of reading rainbow。There is no half listening to audio。 You want to make sure you read this book in a short period of time。 Spreading the time out will make it harder to follow the science if you aren't as comfortable I'm not sure I’m totally grasping all the concepts but I think any upper elementary to middle schooler interested in physics would be just fine。Breaks down the information into understandable bites。 Using other familiar language like learning new things to recipes。 Aside from the very technical the examples helps the reader conceptualizeThis type of scientific nonfiction is not my thing admittedly。 But I’m trying to model being adventurous and stepping out of my comfort zone。 I do think this would be thoroughly enjoyed by most any science enthusiast and even those who are budding enthusiasts。 These aren't exact quotes but they are close I believe。 I tried to capture them quickly before I forgot。 "Theories need to be tested。" "Scientists spend most of their time not understanding。" "As a scientist you embrace clueless。 Ignorance。 It’s exciting"Lots of this going over my head but I think there is a place for this book to excite a targeted group of students。 Might make a great parent child read aloud for anyone totally into science。Lots of superhero references which make me smile。 Just some of the many topics covered:GalaxiesPulsarDark matterDark energyBlack holesLight speedAsteroids。QuasarAliensPeriodic table elementsEven if you don’t understand everything there are many wonderful jaw dropping nuggets that will humble any human。 。。。more
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Iris
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My library had the “young people” version of Tyson’s book， but it absolutely didn’t matter because the contents are interesting for children， teens， and adults alike。 Filled with just the kind of facts I love and delivered with passion and charm。 Also， thanks to this I have a new favourite astronomer， and his name is Tycho Brahe 🏰🥸
Elise Drag
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Although it's meant for children （and I am very much a so-called adult） this was the most comprehensible book I've ever read about the universe Although it's meant for children （and I am very much a so-called adult） this was the most comprehensible book I've ever read about the universe 。。。more
Cosmic_latte
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