Freeman John Dyson was a British-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering.
Dyson was a member of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and lived in Princeton, New Jersey, for over fifty years. Dyson was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Space Studies Institute, a member of the board of the Solar Electric Light Fund, and a long-time member of the JASON defense advisory group. He was also the president of the space research organization founded by Gerard K. O’Neill.
Dyson passed away in 2020.
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Birds and Frogs: Selected Papers of Freeman Dyson Buy the Book
Well, Doc, You're in: Freeman Dyson's Journey Through the Universe Buy the Book
A Many-Colored Glass: Reflections on the Place of Life in the Universe Buy the Book
Advanced Quantum Mechanics (Second Edition) (Revised) Buy the Book
Infinite in All Directions: Gifford Lectures Given at Aberdeen, Scotland April-November 1985 Buy the Book
The Scientist as Rebel Buy the Book
The Sun, the Genome, and the Internet: Tools of Scientific Revolutions Buy the Book
