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Books like Death by Black Hole
The best books like Death by Black Hole are Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Cosmos, and Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space. Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson is about astrophysics, astronomy, scientific thinking. 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.
- 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.
Shares astrophysics and cosmology with Death by Black Hole.
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.
Shares astronomy and scientific thinking with Death by Black Hole.
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.
Both dig into astronomy.
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- 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.
A kindred science read.
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 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 Death by Black Hole.
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 Death by Black Hole.
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.
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 → - 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.
Read the summary → - Reality Is Not What It Seems
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Carlo Rovelli · Science
Reality Is Not What It Seems is Rovelli's most ambitious popular book: a history of human understanding of physical reality from the pre-Socratics to loop quantum gravity, the theory of quantum spacetime that Rovelli himself has spent his career developing.
Both dig into cosmology.
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Books like Death by Black Hole: quick answers
What are the best books like Death by Black Hole?
The best books like Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson are Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos by Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan, The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan, A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Death by Black Hole, such as astrophysics, astronomy, scientific thinking.
What should I read after Death by Black Hole?
A natural next read after Death by Black Hole is Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Shares astrophysics and cosmology with Death by Black Hole. Other strong choices are Cosmos by Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan, The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan.
What books are similar to Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson?
Death by Black Hole centers on astrophysics, astronomy, scientific thinking. Books with a similar feel include Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos by Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan, The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan, A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
