An Evening with Freeman Dyson

An Evening with Freeman Dyson

Guest Speaker: Freeman Dyson, Theoretical Physicist and Mathematician; Brian Keating, Astrophysicist and David Brin, Physicist and Sci-Fi Author

Date: March 2nd, 2016
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Calit2 Auditorium, Atkinson Hall, UC San Diego
Host: Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination

DESCRIPTION/ABSTRACT:

Mathematician, physicist, philosopher and iconoclast Freeman Dyson is one of the most far-reaching and unconstrained minds of our age. His explorations -- ranging from fusion power to star-encapsulating energy collectors called 'Dyson Spheres' -- stimulate imaginative thinkers around the globe. Boldly speculating ahead trillions of years, Dyson has been called the top theologian of the 20th century. Always unabashed, he has raised controversy from all ends of the political spectrum with unusual ideas about climate change. Come enjoy an evening of brashly bold, provocative thinking interrogated by two younger colleagues in the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination at UC San Diego.

SPEAKER BIO:

Freeman Dyson is an English-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician, known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering. He is professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study, a Visitor of Ralston College, and a member of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

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