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Books like Death by Black Hole
Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson is about astrophysics, astronomy, scientific thinking. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson · Science
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry is Neil deGrasse Tyson's deliberately compact introduction to the biggest ideas in modern astrophysics.
Read the summary → - 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.
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.
Read the summary → - The Dragons of Eden
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Carl Sagan · Science
The Dragons of Eden, which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1978, is Carl Sagan's exploration of the evolution and nature of human intelligence.
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.
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.
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