Freeman Dyson
Freeman Dyson
Freeman John Dyson FRSis an English-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician, known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering. He is professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study, a Visitor of Ralston College, and a member of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists...
fate interesting hypothesis
As a working hypothesis to explain the riddle of our existence, I propose that our universe is the most interesting of all possible universes, and our fate as human beings is to make it so
law interesting way
The laws of nature are constructed in such a way as to make the universe as interesting as possible.
humor problem characteristics
It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment.
math ideas people
I'm a mathematician, basically. What I do is look around for problems where I can find useful applications for mathematics. All I do, really, is the math, and other people have the ideas.
adventure shame scientist
It's as great a part of the human adventure to invent things as to understand them. John Randall wasn't a great scientist, but he was a great inventor. There's been lots more like him, and it's a shame they don't get Nobel Prizes.
technology office racing
Many of the technologies that are now racing ahead most rapidly, replacing human workers in factories and offices with machines, making stockholders richer and workers poorer, are indeed tending to accentuate the existing inequalities in the distribution of wealth.
hysteria global-warming driven
Unfortunately the global warming hysteria, as I see it, is driven by politics more than by science.
als global-warming opportunist
The biologists have essentially been pushed aside. Al Gore's just an opportunist. The person who is really responsible for this overestimate of global warming is Jim Hansen. He consistently exaggerates all the dangers.
mistake engineering forgiving
Aviation is the branch of engineering that is least forgiving of mistakes.
technology people problem
The technologies that raise the fewest ethical problems are those that work on a human scale, brightening the lives of individual people.
climate uncertain predictions
I am saying that all predictions concerning climate are highly uncertain.
views bonus tragic
If you start out with a tragic view of life, then anything since is just a bonus.
brother successful technology
Successful technologies often begin as hobbies. Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving because he enjoyed exploring caves. The Wright brothers invented flying as a relief from the monotony of their normal business of selling and repairing bicycles.
team people important
I like people who are working on practical things and who are working in teams. It's not so important to get the glory. It's much more important to get something that works. It's a better way to live.