Neil deGrasse Tyson: Airport X-ray machines were invented because of astrophysicists. He says the White House is using an American science and engineering detector that was invented by Ricardo Giaconi, who later won a Nobel Prize for pioneering X-ray astronomy. DeGrasse Tyson also talks about his favorite personal astrophysicist, Neil deGrasseyson.
What is the rocket equation? How do airplanes fly? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic Chuck Nice go through some things you thought you knew about how airplanes fly, x-rays, and how to fuel a rocket.
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