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Books like Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
The best books like Astrophysics for People in a Hurry are Cosmos, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space, and A Brief History of Time. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson is about astrophysics, cosmology, dark matter. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Cosmos
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Carl Sagan · Science
Cosmos is Carl Sagan's attempt to tell the full story of the universe and humanity's place in it — from the Big Bang to the origins of life to the rise of science as a way of knowing.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
Carl Sagan · Science
Pale Blue Dot takes its title from a photograph taken by Voyager 1 in 1990, as it left the solar system, at Sagan's request.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - A Brief History of Time
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Stephen Hawking · Science
A Brief History of Time is Stephen Hawking's attempt to explain the biggest questions in physics — where the universe came from, how it behaves, and where it might be going — to readers with no scientific training.
Both dig into cosmology.
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- Death by Black Hole
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Neil deGrasse Tyson · Science
Death by Black Hole is a collection of essays by Neil deGrasse Tyson drawn from his "Universe" column in Natural History magazine.
Shares astrophysics and cosmology with Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.
Read the summary → - A Short History of Nearly Everything
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson · Science
A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's attempt to understand the scientific story of everything — from the Big Bang to the emergence of modern humans — by spending three years talking to scientists and reading science history.
Both dig into cosmology.
Read the summary → - The Whole Shebang
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Timothy Ferris · Science
Timothy Ferris wrote The Whole Shebang in 1997 as a state-of-the-art survey of modern cosmology — what scientists knew, what they debated, and how they knew it.
Shares cosmology and dark matter with Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.
Read the summary → - The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
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The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
Katie Mack · Science
The End of Everything is cosmologist Katie Mack's tour through the five leading theories about how the universe will eventually cease to exist.
Shares astrophysics and cosmology with Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.
Read the summary → - Welcome to the Universe
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott · Science
Welcome to the Universe began as a popular astrophysics course at Princeton taught by three faculty members — Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael Strauss, and J.
Shares astrophysics and cosmology with Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.
Read the summary → - A Universe from Nothing
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Lawrence M. Krauss · Science
A Universe from Nothing is Lawrence Krauss's argument that modern physics has resolved, or at least reframed, the ancient philosophical question of why there is something rather than nothing.
Both dig into cosmology.
Read the summary → - Bad Science
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Ben Goldacre · Science
Bad Science is Ben Goldacre's dissection of how scientific evidence gets misrepresented, distorted, and invented in the service of selling health products, generating media coverage, and protecting bad actors from accountability.
Both dig into scientific literacy.
Read the summary → - Our Mathematical Universe
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Max Tegmark · Science
Our Mathematical Universe is Max Tegmark's argument for what he calls the Mathematical Universe Hypothesis: the bold claim that the universe is not merely described by mathematics but is a mathematical structure.
Both dig into cosmology.
Read the summary → - Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You
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Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You
Marcus Chown · Science
Marcus Chown, a former radio astronomer and longtime science writer, takes two of the most counterintuitive theories in physics — quantum mechanics and special relativity — and presents them in a single short book aimed squarely at readers who find both intimidating.
Both dig into cosmology.
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Books like Astrophysics for People in a Hurry: quick answers
What are the best books like Astrophysics for People in a Hurry?
The best books like Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson are Cosmos by Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson, A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, such as astrophysics, cosmology, dark matter.
What should I read after Astrophysics for People in a Hurry?
A natural next read after Astrophysics for People in a Hurry is Cosmos by Carl Sagan. A kindred science read. Other strong choices are Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
What books are similar to Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson?
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry centers on astrophysics, cosmology, dark matter. Books with a similar feel include Cosmos by Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson, A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, The Whole Shebang by Timothy Ferris — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
