Early years
Neil received this gift and it sky rocketed his interest in the stars.
What is a telescope?
Neil decided to attend this high school at the age of 15.
What is Bronx High School of Science?
Neil was a character in a 2012 graphic novel, helping this superhero find his home planet Krypton
Who is Superman?
Neil's first job to earn more money for a better telescope
What is a dog walker?
Like most people these people were who he thinks of as his first mentors.
Who are his parents?
At this age Neil knew he wanted to become an astrophysicist
What is 9 years old?
Neil deGrasse Tyson decided not to go to Cornell and chose this ivy leaugue college instead.
What is Harvard University?
Suprisingly Neil boogied his way on to this team in graduate school.
What is the dance team?
Neil earned extra money from doing this job during graduate school.
What is a tutor for prisonors?
Neil feels like you should have mentors not role models. And like a lot of astrophysicists he feels like this very smart mathematician is one of his mentors.
Who is Albert Einstein?
Neil deGrasse Tyson was born in this year.
What is 1958?
Between 9th and 10th grade Neil attended this type of camp in the Mojave Desert in California.
What is astronomy camp?
Neil has collects this type of clothing that also shows his love for space.
What are cosmic ties?
After getting his doctorate, he went work at the place where he first found his love in space
What is Hayden Planetarium?
This mentor tried to convince Neil to go to Cornell University instead of Harvard.
Who is Carl Sagan?
Neil deGrasse Tyson was born in this big city.
What is New York City?
He achieved a master of art degree in astronomy from this university in 1983.
Where is the University of Texas in Austin?
Neil felt this planet, probably his least favorite, should be removed from the list of planets and called it a dwarf planet. This caused a lot of anger.
What is Pluto?
This president asked Neil to work with NASA and help plan the US space program
Who is George W Bush?
Neil belevied that this person was the smartest person who ever lived but did not want to be like him becuase he was difficult
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
Neil deGrasse Tyson "grappled" with the mysteries of the universe and this sport.
What is wrestling?
Neil became docter deGrasse Tyson from this university in 1991.
What is Coulumbia University in New York?
This planet is Neil's favorite.
What is Saturn?
Many people know about Neil's television shows: Cosmos: A Space Time, Star Talk, NOVA ScienceNow, The Inexplicable Universe and The Universe but many did not know that he was the voice of Waddles on this popular Disney show.
What is Gravity Falls?
Neil was the first American to receive this medal for Science Communication, named after this mentor and friend.
Who is Stephen Hawking?