Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Born: 1958-10-05
From: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.8

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Ph.D.Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Biography

Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist and science communicator. He is currently the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, and a research associate in the department of astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. Since 2006 he has hosted the educational science television show NOVA scienceNOW on PBS, and has been a frequent guest on The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Jeopardy!. It was announced on August 5, 2011, that Tyson will be hosting a new sequel to Carl Sagan's Cosmos: A Personal Voyage television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil deGrasse Tyson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations10 won · 0 nominated

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Carl Sandburg Literary Award

2018
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Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach

2017
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Hubbard Medal

2017
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Stephen Hawking Medal For Science Communication

2017
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NAS Public Welfare Medal

2015
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Knight Innovation Award

2015
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Isaac Asimov Science Award

2009
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NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal

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Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

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Science Writing Award

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