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Imagine having one of the world's most famous scientists ask you to attend one of the most prestigious universities in the country. Wait, there's more. You're 15 years old, he's Carl Sagan, a world-renown astronomer, and the school is Cornell University. Well, that is exactly what happened to Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium.

Dr. Tyson was born and raised in the Bronx, New York City on October 5, 1958. His parents were Cyril and Sunchita Tyson. Cyril was a sociologist and human resource commissioner for a New York City Mayor, and Sunchita was a gerontologist. Neil attended the Bronx High School of Science and passionately studied astronomy. He made a name for himself in the astronomy community by giving lectures at the age of 15

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