Neil degrasse tyson biography

Neil deGrasse Tyson is a world renowned astrophysicist and director of Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space.

Neil degrasse tyson biography

He is a science communicator and has hosted the educational science television show NOVA Science Now on PBS. He is an award-winning author and has authored seven books. He is a renowned speaker with a quick wit and fierce intelligence.

Early and Educational Years

On October 5, 1958, Neil deGrasse Tyson was born in the city of New York. He was raised in the Bronx by his parents. Cyril deGrasse Tyson, his father, was an activist and a sociologist, and Sunchita Feliciano Tyson, his mother, was a housewife who later earned a Master’s Degree in gerontology.

He completed his early studies from Bronx High School and attended Harvard University, where h