"Yours Ever, Freeman": The Wisdom Of Freeman Dyson

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Publisher : World Scientific
Total Pages : 343
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ISBN-10 : 9789811271878
ISBN-13 : 9811271879
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Download or read book "Yours Ever, Freeman": The Wisdom Of Freeman Dyson written by Dwight E Neuenschwander and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2023-06-05 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freeman Dyson's life experiences made him a wise, kindly grandfather figure to two generations of students enrolled in an undergraduate university course 'Science, Technology, & Society.' Near the end of each semester, the class sent him written questions, on reading Professor Dyson's memoir Disturbing the Universe. The letter exchanges occurred regularly from April 1993 through December 2019.'Yours Ever, Freeman' is devoted to this correspondence between Professor Dyson and the students. His responses went beyond answering questions, as he enlarged the scope of the questions by sharing stories from his experiences. While others have written of Professor Dyson's accomplishments and awards; the class came to know him through his discussions about life, science, and society. Topics ranged from the existential to headlines of the day, from national policies to personal values. Over three thousand students have been blessed to count Freeman Dyson as a mentor and consider him as a friend.'Yours Ever, Freeman' supplements Dear Professor Dyson published earlier. While the 2016 book included in-depth reviews of the STS course contents from which the correspondence emerged, besides including the 2016-2019 correspondence, the present book maintains a tight focus on the correspondence itself, annotated as necessary for context. The book's title comes from the way Professor Dyson signed his letters.


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