Astrophysics For People In A Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
I picked up Astrophysics For People In A Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson on a whim.
I needed something to listen to on my treadmill runs and wanted something brief but interesting. This checks in right around four or five hours and was available and well-reviewed on my Libby app.
I’ve seen some good interviews with Tyson, and he narrates the book himself which makes it a lot more fun to listen to.
His geeky excitement about physics and space is endearing. It’s hilarious to think about him actually joking with his waiter that they must have forgotten the whipped cream on his hot cocoa unless physics worked differently in that restaurant.
Hopefully I’ve gotten a better understanding of how some physics stuff works in the world. It’s accessible despite the subject matter. That’s the premise after all—and I think it’s successful.
Overall: 50
I use the 20-80 scale to rate things. For nonfiction books I just use one overall rating, while for fiction books I have four different sub-categories.
Highlights
- “The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”
- “People who believe they are ignorant of nothing have neither looked for, nor stumbled upon, the boundary between what is known and unknown in the universe.”