Freeman Dyson

Freeman John Dyson (born December 15, 1923) is an English-born American physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum mechanics, nuclear weapons design and policy, and for his futurism viewpoints and science fiction concepts.

Personal

He has six children. One daughter is Esther Dyson. His son is the historian of technology George Dyson, one of whose books is Project Orion: The Atomic Spaceship 1957-1965. Despite sharing a last name, he is not related to early 20th-century astronomer Frank Watson Dyson. However as a small boy Freeman Dyson was aware of him and credits him with inadvertently helping to spark his interest in science.

Related Topics:
Esther Dyson - George Dyson - Frank Watson Dyson

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