Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

　　寫給大忙人的天文物理學，讓你在日常的零碎時間裡，照樣能暫時離開生活的軌道，航向太空與奧妙的天文世界！精緻有趣的章節，探索黑洞與大爆炸、認識量子力學、尋找其他星球的生命蹤跡，將天文學的重要概念與最新發展完整介紹。（文/博客來編譯）

What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.

But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.

While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe.

作者簡介

　　Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist with the American Museum of Natural History, director of its world-famous Hayden Planetarium, host of the hit radio and TV show StarTalk, and an award-winning author. He lives in New York City.