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Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Lance Bailey
ENG1101
Mrs. Pack
January 28, 2015

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Have you ever wondered about why science is such a major decision? I once was passionate about science. It was a part of my everyday life, but I went through a series of events that had distracted me from the love I once held for science. Neil deGrassse Tyson, brought back to my attention the true meaning of science and what it means to our society. I find his work inspiring, so much that I want to learn more, and test how much we actually have knowledge about in science.
Tyson was born the second child having one older and younger sibiling in Manhatten, and was raised in the Bronx. His mother, Sunchita Marie was a gerontologist, and his father Cyril was a sociologist. From kindergarten through high school, Tyson attended public schools in New York City, where he was captain of the wrestling team, and co-editor of the school's Physical Science Journey. Tyson had an abiding interest in astronomy since he was nine years old, following his visit to Pennsylvania and seeing the stars, saying "it looks like the Hayden Planetarium". Tyson studied astronomy in his teens, and eventually even gained some fame in the astronomy community by giving lectures on the subject as early as the age of fifteen. As he got older, he chose to attend Harvard University where he majored in physics and lived in the Currier House. Tyson earned a Bachelor of Arts in physics from Harvard in 1980 and began his graduate work at the University of Texas, from which he received a Master's in astronomy in 1983.
Tyson's research has focused on studying in cosmology, stellar evolution, galatic astronomy, and bulges. He has held various positions at institutions including the University of Maryland, Princeton University, the American Museum of Natural History, and "Hayden Planetarium." He has written a number of popular books on astronomy. In 2001, President Bush appointed Tyson to serve on the Commission on the Future of the United

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