Heyo hows it going?
I am great how are you, Ive been studying Neil Degrasse Tyson lately, He was born in New York City, He is also became an astronomy at the age of nine after a visit to the Hayden Planetarium.
IM good!, i actually heard he holds no degrees in astronomy :(
Hahah well that is to be debated I suppose. Neil is one of the most popular scientific minds of today, have you seen his TV programs? 
Yes i really like him for promoting science. I just want those guys to have some more backround. Bill Nye is the same, he holds no scientific degrees
I thin Bill has more influenza, his TV show has aired over 100 half-hour episodes spanning five entire seasons after all. 
Oh yea i remember him frowing up and watching him in school. I love the guy but there are some other physicists and other guys that are much more educated. No doubt bill adn neil are entertaining. how old is Neil?
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson (; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. The center is part of the American Museum of Natural History, where Tyson founded the Department of Astrophysics in 1997 and has been a research associate in the department since 2003.
Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin,
diameter of 8.2 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 12.64.
Naming.
This minor planet was named in honor of American astrophysicist and popular science communicator, Neil deGrasse Tyson (b. 1958). In 1996, he became director of New York's Hayden Planetarium and oversaw its complete renovation. Tyson was also a research affiliate at Princeton University. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 11 November 2000 ().
External links.
- SLA 2009 Conference Neil deGrasse Tyson, Keynote Speaker