AchievementMarch 9, 2014· science
Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Neil deGrasse Tyson hosted the reboot of Carl Sagan's landmark television series Cosmos, broadcast across National Geographic and Fox to an audience of over 135 million in 180 countries. As the most prominent Black scientist in American public life, Tyson's hosting role marked a historic moment for the representation of Black scientists in mass media.