{"product_id":"well-doc-youre-in-freeman-dysons-journey-through-the-universe-hardcover","title":"Well, Doc, You're in: Freeman Dyson's Journey Through the Universe - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Kaiser\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe life and work of Freeman Dyson--renowned scientist, visionary, and iconoclast--and his particular way of thinking about deep questions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFreeman Dyson (1923-2020)--renowned scientist, visionary, and iconoclast--helped invent modern physics. Not bound by disciplinary divisions, he went on to explore foundational topics in mathematics, astrophysics, and the origin of life. General readers were introduced to Dyson's roving mind and heterodox approach in his 1979 book \u003ci\u003eDisturbing the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, a poignant autobiographical reflection on life and science. \u003ci\u003e\"Well, Doc, You're In\"\u003c\/i\u003e (the title quotes Richard Feynman's remark to Dyson at a physics conference) offers a fresh examination of Dyson's life and work, exploring his particular way of thinking about deep questions that range from the nature of matter to the ultimate fate of the universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe chapters--written by leading scientists, historians, and science journalists, including some of Dyson's colleagues--trace Dyson's formative years, his budding interests and curiosities, and his wide-ranging work across the natural sciences, technology, and public policy. They describe Dyson's innovations at the intersection of quantum theory and relativity, his novel nuclear reactor design (and his never-realized idea of a spacecraft powered by nuclear weapons), his years at the Institute for Advanced Study, and his foray into cosmology. In the coda, Dyson's daughter Esther reflects on growing up in the Dyson household. \u003ci\u003e\"Well, Doc, You're In\"\u003c\/i\u003e assesses Dyson's successes, blind spots, and influence, assembling a portrait of a scientist's outsized legacy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeremy Bernstein, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Esther Dyson, George Dyson, Ann Finkbeiner, Amanda Gefter, Ashutosh Jogalekar, David Kaiser, Caleb Scharf, William Thomas\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Kaiser is Germeshausen Professor of the History of Science and Professor of Physics at MIT. He is the author of several award-winning books on the history of science, including \u003ci\u003eQuantum Legacies: Dispatches from an Uncertain World\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eBecoming MIT: Moments of Decision\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press). His work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 7.1 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765945598240,"sku":"9780262047340","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/127fcedd3242439b47c210af693e2480.webp?v=1780283264","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/well-doc-youre-in-freeman-dysons-journey-through-the-universe-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}