Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Neil deGrasse Tyson was born and raised in New York City where he was educated in public schools clear through his graduation from the Bronx High School of Science. Tyson went on to earn his BA in Physics from Harvard and his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Columbia.
Tyson's professional research interests are broad but include star formation, exploding stars, dwarf galaxies, and the structure of our Milky Way.