Dyson, Freeman (John)
DYSON, Freeman (John)
DYSON, Freeman (John). American (born England), b. 1923. Genres: Physics, Autobiography/Memoirs. Career: RAF Bomber Command, High Wycombe, Bucks., Civilian Scientist, 1943-45; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Professor of Physics, 1951-53; Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, Professor of Physics, 1953-. Recipient of National Book Critics Circle Award for Non-fiction, 1984. Publications: Disturbing the Universe (autobiography), 1979; Weapons and Hope, 1984; Origins of Life, 1986; Infinite in All Directions, 1988; From Eros to Gaia, 1992; Imagined Worlds, 1997; The Sun, the Genome and the Internet, 1999. Address: 105 Battle Rd. Circle, Princeton, NJ 08540, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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