New Cosmos Series
- Written by Cosmic
- Published in Cosmic
- Read 5722 times
- font size decrease font size increase font size
- Media
- 177 comments
la times
As host of the new TV series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson is following in the footsteps of the late Carl Sagan, the renowned scientist who starred in Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, the classic 1980 program that powerfully influenced many people’s view of science and the universe. Oddly, Tyson, who was in graduate school at the time, recalls that he only had time to catch a few episodes of the original Cosmos when it originally aired. All the same, Sagan still managed to exert a profound personal influence upon his future Cosmos successor, thanks to a meeting between the two that occurred when Tyson was a teenager.
It happened back in December 1975, when Tyson, a senior from at the Bronx High School of Science who dreamed of becoming an astrophysicist, applied to Cornell University, and his application was forwarded to Sagan, a faculty member. To Tyson’s surprise, he soon received a personal reply. “It was completely surreal,” recalls Tyson. “I’m just a 17-year-old kid, and here’s the most famous scientist in the world—he’d been on Johnny Carson—inviting me to come visit him at his lab.” When Tyson took a bus from New York City to the Cornell campus in Ithaca, N.Y., and walked to the building where Sagan worked, he was even more startled to find the scientist waiting outside for him. After giving Tyson a tour of the lab, autographing one of his books and discussing the Viking Mars lander with him, Sagan gave Tyson a ride back to the bus station. “It had started snowing,” Tyson recalls. “He wrote his home phone number on a piece of paper and gave it to me, saying, ‘If the bus can’t get through, call me, and we’ll put you up for the night.’”
Read the rest of the story at: National Geographic Channel
Media
Related items
177 comments
-
помогите решить домашнее задание по математике 5 класс Friday, 26 February 2021 18:54 Comment LinkI'd like to thank you for the efforts you have put in writing this website.
I am hoping to see the same high-grade blog posts
from you in the future as well. In fact, your creative writing abilities
has motivated me to get my own blog now ;) -
решить домашнее задание по математике 4 класс демидова Friday, 26 February 2021 18:37 Comment LinkVery good blog! Do you have any tips and hints for aspiring writers?
I'm planning to start my own site soon but I'm a
little lost on everything. Would you recommend starting with a free
platform like Wordpress or go for a paid option? There are so many choices out there that I'm completely confused ..
Any tips? Cheers! -
как решить домашние задания первоклассника Friday, 26 February 2021 18:27 Comment LinkToday, I went to the beachfront with my children. I found a sea shell and gave it to my 4 year old daughter and said "You can hear the ocean if you put this to your ear." She put the shell to her ear and screamed.
There was a hermit crab inside and it pinched her ear. She never wants to go back!
LoL I know this is completely off topic but I had to tell someone! -
как быстро решить домашнее задание Friday, 26 February 2021 18:26 Comment LinkYou're so cool! I do not believe I've read something like this before.
So great to discover another person with
original thoughts on this subject matter. Really.. thanks for
starting this up. This website is something that is needed
on the web, someone with a bit of originality! -
морские документы Friday, 26 February 2021 11:17 Comment LinkЗдравия Желаю,
Дорогие Друзья.
Сегодня я бы хотел поведать
немного про работа матросом.
Я думаю Вы ишите именно про морские документы?!
Значит эта больше актуальная информация про моторист будет для вас наиболее полезной.
Мы предлагаем больше инфо про
оспс и также про морские документы и про работа судовой.
На нашем сайте больше про оспс, также информацию про морские документы и про вакансия моряк.
Узнай больше про морские документы или по
ссылке https://dokumenti-moryakam.ru/
Удачного Дня -
JorgeTup Friday, 26 February 2021 07:04 Comment LinkMay I just say what a comfort to uncover someone who actually understands what they are talking about over the internet. You definitely realize how to bring a problem to light and make it important. More people have to look at this and understand this side of the story. It's surprising you aren't more popular since you certainly have the gift.
דירות דיסקרטיות בבית שמש -
SamuelFrunc Friday, 26 February 2021 07:03 Comment Link"Greetings! Very useful advice in this particular post! It's the little changes that will make the greatest changes. Many thanks for sharing!"
נערות ליווי בראשון לציון -
they write Thursday, 25 February 2021 21:20 Comment LinkMy partner and I absolutely love your blog and find a lot of your post's to
be exactly what I'm looking for. Does one offer guest writers to write content for
you personally? I wouldn't mind creating a post
or elaborating on most of the subjects you write with regards
to here. Again, awesome web log! -
DanielHosuh Thursday, 25 February 2021 18:09 Comment Link"Greetings! Very useful advice in this particular post! It's the little changes which will make the biggest changes. Many thanks for sharing!"
עיסוי אירוטי בירושלים
552342346 -
wooPesee Thursday, 25 February 2021 04:02 Comment Linkhttps://lbwic.com
===========
Belts are a indispensable supplement to improve your overall look. user-friendly in a wide array of fabrics and styles, belts allow endless opportunities to circulate your fashion style. A bright partner in crime is the absolute mannerism to mount up fun to a easy pair of jeans.
Use a leave-in conditioner if you have make miserable bearing in mind frizz. You want to apply this product subsequently a shower, past the hair dries. Don't be afraid to put a large amount every over your head, and create certain to objective both the roots and the totally tips of the hair.
KW:
IMVU Hack No Human Verification
IMVU Free Credits 2021