Introduction
1: Scientific Revolution
2: Technology and Social Justice
3: The High Road
Epilogue
References
Freeman Dyson is Professor Emeritus of physics at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University. He is the author of Disturbing the Universe, Infinite in All Directions, Weapons and Hope, and many other books. He is a recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award and The Phi Beta Kappa Award in science, among many other honors. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
"Writing with great passion and compassion of his view of solar
energy, genetics, and the Internet, Dyson shows how each fits into
an ethical science of the 21st century. Anyone who believes that
science and a happier, more equitable world are incompatible must
read this book." --John L. Casti, Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM,
author of The Cambridge Quintet and Paradigms Lost
"There could be no better guide to what the new century and
millennium may hold than Freeman Dyson, who bring a rare lucidity
and humanity, along with wide-ranging scientific and historical
intelligence, to everything he writes. In The Sun, the Genome, and
the Internet Dyson considers the potential impact of new scientific
and technological advances on individual lives and on society in
general; it is a most engaging and important book, as accessible as
it is
profound."--Oliver Sacks, M.D.
"Freeman Dyson, a legendary figure in the sciences, has given us a
thoughtful and thought-provoking glimpse into the 21st century. In
his lyrical and erudite style, he paints a vivid portrait of the
technologies which will touch our lives in the next century. The
Sun, the Genome, and the Internet is a must-read for anyone who
wants a sneak preview into the future. Only Dyson could weave
together this rich tapestry, blending ethics, ideology,
science,
and technology into a coherent vision of the future. --Michio Kaku,
author of Hyperspace and Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize
the 21st Century, and Professor of Theoretical Physics, City
University of New
York
"This slim volume grew out of a series of lectures at the New York
Public Library, a format that has served Dyson will appeal to a
general audience not yet exposed to the newest research in
neuroscience. Public libraries will be well served by this book."
--Laurie Bartolini, MacMurray Coll. Lib., Springfield, Il.
"In a discussion of the search for primitive life in the universe,
he takes the reader from contemplating the possibility of
freeze-dried fish floating in the ring of space debris around
Jupiter to skunk cabbage in New Jersey--in the turn of a page....
He writes with detailed, admirable conviction."--The New York Times
Book Review
"Superb overview of how a physical scientist grapples with social
issues."--Paul Kantor, School of Communication, Information, and
Library Studies, Rutgers University
"Writing with great passion and compassion of his view of solar
energy, genetics, and the Internet, Dyson shows how each fits into
an ethical science of the 21st century. Anyone who believes that
science and a happier, more equitable world are incompatible must
read this book." --John L. Casti, Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM,
author of The Cambridge Quintet and Paradigms Lost
"There could be no better guide to what the new century and
millennium may hold than Freeman Dyson, who bring a rare lucidity
and humanity, along with wide-ranging scientific and historical
intelligence, to everything he writes. In The Sun, the Genome, and
the Internet Dyson considers the potential impact of new scientific
and technological advances on individual lives and on society in
general; it is a most engaging and important book, as accessible as
it is
profound."--Oliver Sacks, M.D.
"Freeman Dyson, a legendary figure in the sciences, has given us a
thoughtful and thought-provoking glimpse into the 21st century. In
his lyrical and erudite style, he paints a vivid portrait of the
technologies which will touch our lives in the next century. The
Sun, the Genome, and the Internet is a must-read for anyone who
wants a sneak preview into the future. Only Dyson could weave
together this rich tapestry, blending ethics, ideology,
science,
and technology into a coherent vision of the future. --Michio Kaku,
author of Hyperspace and Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize
the 21st Century, and Professor of Theoretical Physics, City
University of New
York
"This slim volume grew out of a series of lectures at the New York
Public Library, a format that has served Dyson will appeal to a
general audience not yet exposed to the newest research in
neuroscience. Public libraries will be well served by this book."
--Laurie Bartolini, MacMurray Coll. Lib., Springfield, Il.
"In a discussion of the search for primitive life in the universe,
he takes the reader from contemplating the possibility of
freeze-dried fish floating in the ring of space debris around
Jupiter to skunk cabbage in New Jersey--in the turn of a page....
He writes with detailed, admirable conviction."--The New York Times
Book Review
"A wide-ranging, fascinating view of science and society's distant
horizon."--Booklist
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