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Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution by Donald Goldsmith, Neil deGrasse Tyson
phantomwise's review
3.0
Interesting, especially the bits toward the end about the origin of life, but I guess that only serves as a testament of my being way more interested in biology than astrophysics.
marenid's review
5.0
I love this book! It has a great balance between deGrasse and Goldsmith’s writing styles. You can almost tell who wrote which chapter. As promise they explained the Cosmos from it’s origin to the most recent discoveries.
I’m very visual so when I’m reading books like this one I search for pictures of what’s being explained. The high quality and beautiful pics in this book allowed me to avoid stopping my reading sessions to look for pictures. It doesn’t have neither too little or too many pics, it has the right amount and it is strategically placed through the book complementing the content perfectly.
I’m very visual so when I’m reading books like this one I search for pictures of what’s being explained. The high quality and beautiful pics in this book allowed me to avoid stopping my reading sessions to look for pictures. It doesn’t have neither too little or too many pics, it has the right amount and it is strategically placed through the book complementing the content perfectly.
tofugitive's review
3.0
It would be better if Neil deGrasse Tyson didn't insert so much of his insufferable personality into the content.
kevin_shepherd's review
4.0
Astrophysics for people with way too much time on their hands.
Tyson’s passion for science is contagious, but after reading Origins I feel as though I just audited Astronomy 101 at Princeton. This might be deeper academic water than anyone with a mere passing interest in planetary science would like to tread. Still, the chapters on Dark Matter and Dark Energy are the most clear, most concise explanations of cosmic theory that I have ever read. This is my sixth NdGT book, he hasn’t disappointed me yet.
Tyson’s passion for science is contagious, but after reading Origins I feel as though I just audited Astronomy 101 at Princeton. This might be deeper academic water than anyone with a mere passing interest in planetary science would like to tread. Still, the chapters on Dark Matter and Dark Energy are the most clear, most concise explanations of cosmic theory that I have ever read. This is my sixth NdGT book, he hasn’t disappointed me yet.
rpych2's review
3.0
It takes a lot for me to read nonfiction, I just don’t find it as enjoyable unless it’s a subject that I’m really interested in. I’ve always liked science, and Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Astrophysics For People in a Hurry was pretty good so I decided to pick this one up. It was also good, though still a very dry read. It was interesting to read about the the makeup of the universe, as well as it’s creation. And if you’re interested in this subject, you’ll probably really enjoy this book. But it’s usually tough for me to get through nonfiction, so personally I liked this book, but I wouldn’t say that I loved it.
frannieman's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
4.25
Wonderfully narrated, perfectly suited for a tandem read.
jesskvan's review
4.0
I’m not a huge fan of astrophysics so I found some chapters dull at times. But it explains difficult concepts well, and the last few chapters on aliens and if life could exist elsewhere in the galaxy were very interesting.