The New York Times wrote a lengthy piece about renowned physicist Freeman Dyson, then 85. Four years earlier, Dyson began ...

In the realm of science fiction, Dyson spheres and ringworlds have been staples for decades. But it is well known that the ...

Of the many well-known names in science, few have been as reluctant to stick to one particular field as Freeman John Dyson. Born in the UK in 1923, he showed a great interest in mathematics and ...

The mathematical physicist Freeman Dyson once saw scientists as rebels, fighting other academics who don’t respect them. Robert P Crease says that scientists now have far more fearsome opponents Free ...

In 1958, that was the question facing nuclear physicist Freeman Dyson and the team behind Project Orion — one of many Cold War attempts to find new beneficial uses for the bomb. Then one day ...

Freeman Dyson was an emeritus professor of physics at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton. Widely considered one of the world’s most distinguished scientists, he has 21 honorary degrees ...

Freeman Dyson was a theoretical physicist and mathematician, and professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Photograph by ioerror - Flickr ...

Dyson spheres are hypothetical megastructures built around a star to harness its entire energy output. Named after physicist Freeman Dyson, these structures would collect all of a star's radiant ...