Neil deGrasse Tyson

This article is about the character. For the guest star, see Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Character Information Gender: Male ♂ Status: Alive Hair: Brown Occupation: Astrophysicist Cosmologist Author Science communicator First mentioned: App'd Out First appearance: "The Caper Chase" Voiced by: Himself

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author and science communicator.

History

Tyson was one of the educators who Bourbon Verlander hired to teach his army of robots. He tells Homer that the solar system is over four and a half billion years old. Later, he showed Lisa the rings of Saturn through a telescope.

When Benjamin asked Doug and Gary who is the most average person they know answered, Gary it's Neil deGrasse Tyson and Doug it's Michio Kaku. Benjamin told them then at they perhaps should set their sights a little bit lower.

Neil deGrasse Tyson is element Nd in Lisa's Table of Geeky Delights.

Appearances

• Episode – "The Caper Chase"
• Comic story – App'd Out (mentioned)
• Book – Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic (mentioned)

References

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