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The Davidson Distinguished Lecture Series Presents

Astrophysicist, Columnist, Publisher & Acting Head of the American Museum of Natural History, Hayden Planetarium

Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson
“Search for Life in the Universe”

Dr. Tyson spoke Thursday, March 7, 2002


Dr. Tyson’s professional research interests include star formation, exploding stars, dwarf galaxies, and the structure of our Milky Way. Tyson obtains his data from telescopes in California, New Mexico, Arizona, and in the Andes Mountains of Chile. In addition to dozens of professional publications, Dr. Tyson continues to write for the public. His books include a memoir, The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist, and the companion book to the opening of the new Rose Center for Earth and Space, One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos.

PBS Profile on Dr. Tyson

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