Dyson

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author family name human mathematician surname theoretical physicist

Dyson is a surname most famously associated with theoretical physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson, known for his influential work in quantum electrodynamics and futurism.

Aliases (2)

Freeman Dyson ×43
Dyson Ltd ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → family name → human → mathematician → surname → theoretical physicist →
academicAdvisor	G. H. Hardy →
awardReceived	Enrico Fermi Award → Max Planck Medal → Templeton Prize →
child	Esther Dyson → George Dyson (science historian) →
citizenship	United Kingdom → United States of America →
conflict	Second World War →
dateOfBirth	1923-12-15 →
dateOfDeath	2020-02-28 →
derivedFrom	given name Dionysius →
educatedAt	Trinity College, Cambridge → University of Cambridge →
employer	Institute for Advanced Study →
familyName	Dyson →
fieldOfWork	futurism → mathematical physics → nuclear engineering → quantum electrodynamics →
givenName	Freeman →
knownFor	Dyson sphere megastructure concept → popular science and futurist essays → unifying Feynman and Schwinger–Tomonaga formulations of QED →
languageOfOrigin	English →
memberOf	American Philosophical Society → Royal Society → US National Academy of Sciences →
militaryService	Royal Air Force →
notableWork	Dyson series in quantum electrodynamics → Dyson’s formulation of quantum electrodynamics → book "Disturbing the Universe" → book "Infinite in All Directions" → book "The Scientist as Rebel" → concept of Dyson sphere →
parent	George Dyson (composer) →
placeOfBirth	Crowthorne, Berkshire, England →
placeOfDeath	Princeton, New Jersey, United States →
spouse	Imme Jung → Verena Huber-Dyson →
usedAs	surname in English-speaking countries →
workLocation	Princeton, New Jersey →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Esther Dyson → Freeman Dyson → Freeman Dyson → Freeman Dyson → George Dyson → Sir James Dyson →	familyName
Sir James Dyson ("Dyson Ltd") →	founded