In March 2009, the New York Times wrote a lengthy piece about renowned physicist Freeman Dyson, then 85. Four years earlier, ...

Described politically as an "Obama-loving, (George W.) Bush-loathing liberal," Dyson immersed himself in the science of ...

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 ...

Often imagined as the crown jewel of future megastructures, a Dyson swarm—an orbiting fleet of solar collectors around the Sun—has long been considered a potential key to unlocking interstellar-scale ...

As civilizations become more and more advanced, their power needs also increase. It's likely that an advanced civilization ...

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 ...

Saturn by 1970. This was the motto of a group of eminent scientists in the 1950's who had an audacious plan for space travel riding atomic explosions. Physicist Freeman Dyson was part of the team that ...

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

In March 2009, The New York Times wrote a lengthy piece about renowned physicist Freeman Dyson, then 85. Four years earlier, Dyson began publicly to express doubts about the global warming or “climate ...

As civilisations become more and more advanced, their power needs also increase. It’s likely that an advanced civilisation ...