Biography
Neil deGrasse Tyson was born in Manhattan, New York in 10/5/1958. His mom’s name is Sunchita Feliciano Tyson, and his dad’s name is Cyril deGrasse Tyson. Neil has a brother and a sister named Stephen Tyson and Lynn Tyson. He is married to Alice Young and has two kids named Travis Tyson and Miranda Tyson.
Neil deGrasse Tyson was nine years old when he started to enjoy astronomy after going to the sky theater in the Hayden Planetarium. He started to get famous in astronomy by giving lectures when he was fifteen. He went to Bronx High School and was the captain of his wrestling team in high school. The colleges Neil attended were Columbia University, The University of Texas at Austin, and Harvard College. He also wrestled when he was at Harvard.
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Contributions to math or science
One of Neil deGrasse Tyson's contributions to science is Discovering Pluto. Neil deGrasse Tyson even is the one to change Pluto to a dwarf planet. Another one of his contributions is buying the Hayden Planetarium. He also served at NASA and is a leader in increasing diversity in stem fields. One more contribution to science is researching star formations.
5 Interesting Facts About Neil deGrasse Tyson
1- He has his own YouTube channel called Neil deGrasse Tyson Videos.
2- He is the tv host of NOVA scienceNOW and StarTalk on National Geographic Channel.
3- In 2015, he was awarded the Explorers Medal, the highest honor that can be bestowed by The Explorers Club, for
his extraordinary contributions directly in the field of exploration and scientific research, or to the welfare of
humanity.
4- He was a character named Buck the weasel in the movie Ice Age: Collision Course.
5- He was in the tv show Scooby-Doo and Guess Who.
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