- Published: 15 October 2008
- ISBN: 9781590172940
- Imprint: NY Review Books
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 400
- RRP: $55.00
The Scientist as Rebel
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- Published: 15 October 2008
- ISBN: 9781590172940
- Imprint: NY Review Books
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 400
- RRP: $55.00
Starred Review. "In eclectic but deeply satisfying collection, Dyson, a prize-winning physicist and prolific author...expresses his precise thinking in prose of crystal clarity, and readers will be absolutely enthralled by his breadth, his almost uncanny ability to tie diverse topics together and his many provocative statements...Virtually every chapter deserves to be savored." --Publishers Weekly "Physicist and futurist Dyson embodies the ideal of the scientist as iconoclast. In this spirited collection, he muses on the ethics of nanotech and genetic engineering, the crucial role of amateurs in science, and the richness of 'nature's imagination.' Provocative, touching, and always surprising." --Steve Silberman, Wired Magazine "Readers will be stimulated, challenged, entertained and enlightened about topics as varied as science, politics and the arms race. They will discover unique perspectives on religion, global warming, and even the paranormal...readers will have no difficulty recognizing rebellion of the most valuable kind in this enlightening collection and will eagerly engage with it." --The Philadelphia Inquirer "Dyson offers a lovely collection of essays from his writing for The New York Review of Books....Recommended." -Choice