Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University.
Background
- Born in
- Manhattan
- Educated at
- Harvard UniversityColumbia UniversityHarvard CollegeUniversity of Texas at AustinBronx High School of Science
- Awards
- 🏆 NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal🏆 Hubbard Medal🏆 NAS Public Welfare Medal
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Robert Michael Rich
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1958
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