Freeman Dyson

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author futurist human mathematician theoretical physicist

Freeman Dyson was a renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, and futurist writings.

Aliases (1)

Freeman J. Dyson ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → futurist → human → mathematician → theoretical physicist →
academicAdvisor	G. H. Hardy →
awardReceived	Enrico Fermi Award → Max Planck Medal → Templeton Prize → Wolf Prize in Physics →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1923-12-15 →
dateOfDeath	2020-02-28 →
educatedAt	Trinity College, Cambridge → University of Cambridge →
employer	Institute for Advanced Study →
familyName	Dyson →
fieldOfWork	futures studies → mathematical physics → nuclear engineering → quantum electrodynamics → science fiction studies → solid-state physics →
givenName	Freeman →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	American Philosophical Society → Royal Society → United States National Academy of Sciences →
notableStudent	William H. Press →
notableWork	Disturbing the Universe (book) → Dyson series in quantum electrodynamics → Dyson sphere concept → Dyson’s proof of equivalence of Feynman and Schwinger–Tomonaga formulations of QED → Dyson’s transform in number theory → Infinite in All Directions (book) → Origins of Life (book) → Project Orion (nuclear pulse propulsion) → The Scientist as Rebel (book) → Weapons and Hope (book) → work on quantum many-body theory → work on random matrix theory in physics →
numberOfChildren	6 →
placeOfBirth	Crowthorne, Berkshire, England →
placeOfDeath	Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America →
positionHeld	Professor Emeritus at Institute for Advanced Study → Professor at Institute for Advanced Study →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Imme Jung → Verena Huber-Dyson →
workLocation	Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America →

Referenced by (34)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Disturbing the Universe → Dyson’s proof of equivalence of Feynman and Schwinger–Tomonaga formulations of QED → Infinite in All Directions → Origins of Life → The Scientist as Rebel → The Scientist as Rebel ("Freeman J. Dyson") → Weapons and Hope →	author
Dyson series → Dyson sphere concept → Dyson’s transform →	namedAfter
Albert Einstein Award → Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics → Franklin Medal →	notableRecipient
quantum electrodynamics → quantum field theory →	developedBy
Max Planck Medal → National Medal of Science →	hasRecipient
Hans Bethe → Philip Morrison →	notableStudent
Esther Dyson → George Dyson →	parent
Dyson sphere concept → Project Orion (nuclear pulse propulsion) →	proposedBy
Imme Jung → Verena Huber-Dyson →	spouse
Origins of Life →	hasAuthor
Weapons and Hope →	hasContributor
Dyson’s transform →	introducedBy
Project Orion (nuclear pulse propulsion) →	keyPerson
Disturbing the Universe →	mainSubject
Institute for Advanced Study →	notableScholar
Origins of Life →	relatedWork
Imme Jung →	spouseOf
Disturbing the Universe →	workOf