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...
brain trying
We won't really understand the brain until we can make models of it which are analog rather than digital, which nobody seems to be trying very much.
teaching school mean
I grew up in England at a time when England was winning Nobel Prizes right and left. I mean it was amazing how many Nobel Prizes England was winning in chemistry and physics and biology and all the sciences and at that time the teaching of science in the schools was really lousy.
long too-late sense-of-humor
So long as you have courage and a sense of humor, it is never too late to start life afresh.
It's better to get mugged than to live a life of fear.
world wonderful
The world is just - it's wonderful when you look at all the detail. It's just amazing.
religious arrogance dogma
Trouble arises when either science or religion claims universal jurisdiction, when either religious dogma or scientific dogma claims to be infallible. Religious creationists and scientific materialists are equally dogmatic and insensitive. By their arrogance they bring both science and religion into disrepute.
crazy trying would-be
CO2 is so beneficial...it would be crazy to try to reduce it
mean fighting sacrifice
A good cause can become bad if we fight for it with means that are indiscriminately murderous. A bad cause can become good if enough people fight for it in a spirit of comradeship and self-sacrifice. In the end it is how you fight, as much as why you fight, that makes your cause good or bad.
age conflict worst
If women are doing a Ph.D., they have a conflict between raising a family or finishing the degree, which is just at the worst time - between the ages of 25 to 30 or whatever it is. It ruins the five years of their lives.
christian europe ideas
The idea that God may be approached and understood through intellectual analysis is uniquely Christian. ...It is probably not an accident that modern science grew explosively in Christian Europe and left the rest of the world behind.
mindset vague
It is better to be wrong than to be vague.
art mathematics
Mathematics is really an art, not a science.
children school views
The public has a distorted view of science because children are taught in school that science is a collection of firmly established truths. In fact, science is not a collection of truths. It is a continuing exploration of mysteries.
thinking people purpose
The purpose of thinking about the future is not to predict it but to raise people's hopes.