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Cargando... Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier (2012 original; edición 2012)por Neil deGrasse Tyson (Autor), Avis Lang (Editor)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This book, a collection of essays and articles written by Dr. Tyson over many years, could be viewed simply as an anthology. Despite the temporal spread in the origin of the writings in this book, it exhibits a synergy that is as delightful as it is unexpected. This synergy reads as an exhortation to all of us, scientist and nonscientist alike, to remember that the space program is more than just putting canned apes and robots into orbit. Rather, the space program can be considered a Crossfit of technological and scientific endeavor: something that we undertake because we know only through consistent self-challenge can we be better tomorrow than we are today. This is a solid collection of essays, columns, articles and speeches on the history and future of the U.S. space program. Each chapter is adapted from a different original article. Some of them get a bit repetitive, which makes this book better suited for dipping into and out of rather than reading straight through. Tyson is an eloquent spokesman for his "Cosmic Perspective." Though Space Chronicles is a non-book (i.e., a compilation of "15 years worth of commentaries"), it manages to include much useful information, packaged in bite-sized snippets. Those looking for a treatise on astrophysics, or a detailed rendition of the latest cosmologies will have to look elsewhere. This is popular science, the audience of which, appears to be the intelligent voting citizen. Tyson makes the case for NASA funding ad nauseum--figuring, I guess since the politicians don't have the brains to adequately fund science, that it is up to the semi-literate public to properly motivate them. He may be correct, and they could do worse in looking for a political primer on astronomical matters than this book. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
La NASA esta en un punto critico; despues de decadas de supremaciamundial, cancelo su programa de transbordadores cerrando su acceso al espacio. Hasta 2020, ningun astronauta sera lanzado fuera de la orbita terrestre desde suelo estadounidense, y pronto su programa espacial podria ser eclipsado por el de otros paises. Con su caracteristico humor y sus provocadoras ideas, Neil deGrasse Tyson, el celebre presentador del programa Cosmos, ilumina el pasado, el presente y el futuro de laexploracion del espacio y nos recuerda de manera brillante por que la NASA importa mas que nunca. Estas cronicas son una lectura provocadora y agil que representan lo mejor del pensamiento del autor y reflexionan sobre temas tan diversos como la literatura cientifica y los tropiezos de las misiones espaciales, brindando una vision del futuro necesaria, clara y, sobre todo, inspiradora. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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This was an invaluable resource for me and I'm glad I read it. Although I don't agree with every little thing he said (I have different views on some of the biological and evolutionary standpoints) this was really great read that I learned a lot from! ( )