Death by Black Hole

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  In this collection of essays, Tyson does a remarkable job of taking extremely complex scientific concepts and theories and making them accessible to those of us lacking a background in astrophysics, all without dumbing things down in any way. His excitement and zeal for the subject matter is conveye ... (continue)

  In this collection of essays, Tyson does a remarkable job of taking extremely complex scientific concepts and theories and making them accessible to those of us lacking a background in astrophysics, all without dumbing things down in any way. His excitement and zeal for the subject matter is conveyed throughout the book, and I enjoyed it immensely. Even got quite a few laughs out of it at times. For those with questions about how the universe works, I can't recommend this book enough.

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  Cuzzin Todd said on Jan 21, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  the so-so rating probably isn't fair. there are certain articles/essays within the book that are really great. reading the book straight-through, however, is a bit tedious, and i found myself skipping around to topics of interest, with no desire for the satisfaction that comes when a book is put d ... (continue)

  the so-so rating probably isn't fair. there are certain articles/essays within the book that are really great. reading the book straight-through, however, is a bit tedious, and i found myself skipping around to topics of interest, with no desire for the satisfaction that comes when a book is put down having been read from cover to cover.

  however, the book does function as enjoyable, highly interesting occasional reading. i will most likely, in the future, leaf through it.

  articles to check out: the one on how long it takes the sun's rays to reach us (something like a million years), and the namesake article on what happens as you near and cross an event horizon (death by black hole).

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  emdubber said on May 13, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Others 384 Pages
• ISBN-10: 1439560072
• ISBN-13: 9781439560075
• Pub date: Oct 08, 2008
• Also available as: Paperback and Hardcover

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