| Description |
vi, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The secret club of heretics and rebels / Amanda Gefter -- Calculation and reckoning : navigating science, war, and guilt / William Thomas -- The first apprentice / David Kaiser -- A frog among birds : Dyson as a mathematical physicist / Robbert Dijkgraaf -- Single stage to Saturn : Project Orion, 1957-1965 / George Dyson -- Dyson, warfare, and the Jasons / Ann Finkbeiner -- A warm little pond : Dyson and the origins of life / Ashutosh Jogalekar -- The cosmic seer / Caleb Scharf -- A bouquet of Dyson / Jeremy Bernstein -- Coda: Not the end / Esther Dyson. |
| Summary |
"A comprehensive and engaging book about renowned mathematical physicist Freeman Dyson, curated and edited by MIT physicist and historian of science David Kaiser, and with contributions from notable science communicators, including Dyson's children"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Dyson, Freeman J.
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Physicists -- Biography.
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Mathematicians -- Biography.
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Mathematical physics -- United States -- History.
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SCIENCE / Physics / General.
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Dyson, Freeman J. (OCoLC)fst00035792
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Mathematical physics. (OCoLC)fst01012104
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Mathematicians. (OCoLC)fst01012154
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Physicists. (OCoLC)fst01063014
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Kaiser, David, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780262047340 hardcover |
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0262047349 hardcover |
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