The Pluto Files
- Author Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrator Mirron Willis
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 19 January 2009
- Run Time 4 hours and 23 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Astronomy, space and time, History of science, Science: general issues.
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In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planethood. Far from the sun, tiny, and eccentric in orbit, it’s a wonder Pluto has any fans. Yet during the mounting debate over Pluto’s status, Americans rallied behind this extraterrestrial underdog. The year of Pluto’s discovery, Disney created an irresistible pup by the same name, and, as one NASA scientist put it, Pluto was “discovered by an American for America.” Pluto is entrenched in our cultural, patriotic view of the cosmos, and Neil deGrasse Tyson is on a quest to discover why. Since he was involved in the first exhibits to demote Pluto, Tyson has received plenty of freely shared opinions from Pluto lovers, including endless hate mail from third graders. In his typically witty way, Tyson explores the history of planet classification and America’s obsession with the status of Pluto.
Critics Review
u201cYou gotta read this. It is the most exciting book about Pluto you will ever read in your life.u201d
nu201c[A] lighthearted look at the planetu2026Presents the medicine of hard science with a sugarcoating of lightness and humor.u201d
u201cWhen astronomers stripped Pluto of its u2018planethoodu2019 in 2006, it set off a surprisingly passionate debate. As director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, Neil deGrasse Tyson was at the center of the dispute, and he tells his side of the story with wit and humility in this audio. Mirron Willisu2026does a fine job conveying the audiobooku2019s humor, including the letters from children who are angry that Tyson helped to demote their favorite planet.u201d
nu201cActor/narrator Mirron Willisu2026successfully gets Tysonu2019s often tongue-and-cheek tone across to the listener. An enjoyable title on a topic having broad appeal.u201d
n| Author | Neil deGrasse Tyson |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Mirron Willis |
| Duration | 4 hours and 23 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781481544658 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Genre | Astronomy, space and time, History of science, Science: general issues |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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