"YOURS EVER, FREEMAN": THE WISDOM OF FREEMAN DYSON

Freeman Dyson's life experiences made him a wise, kindly grandfather figure to two generations of students enrolled in an undergraduate university course 'Science, Technology, & Society.' Near the end of each semester, the class sent him written questions, on reading Professor Dyson's memoir Disturbing the Universe. The letter exchanges occurred regularly from April 1993 through December 2019.

'Yours Ever, Freeman' is devoted to this correspondence between Professor Dyson and the students. His responses went beyond answering questions, as he enlarged the scope of the questions by sharing stories from his experiences. While others have written of Professor Dyson's accomplishments and awards; the class came to know him through his discussions about life, science, and society. Topics ranged from the existential to headlines of the day, from national policies to personal values. Over three thousand students have been blessed to count Freeman Dyson as a mentor and consider him as a friend.

'Yours Ever, Freeman' supplements Dear Professor Dyson published earlier. While the 2016 book included in-depth reviews of the STS course contents from which the correspondence emerged, besides including the 2016–2019 correspondence, the present book maintains a tight focus on the correspondence itself, annotated as necessary for context. The book's title comes from the way Professor Dyson signed his letters.

Contents:
In CommunityWalking with GrandfatherA Stone in Chartres CathedralTwo WindowsNot JonahThe World SoulNot with Words, but with a SmileOvercoming a Conflict Between Truth and LoyaltyA Problem of People's Hearts and MindsNot as Bad as Imposing Rules on One's NeighborsThe Mailman is More ImportantThe Family Next DoorThe Varieties of Human ExperienceTalk to Your EnemiesGod Has a Sense of HumorFamily First, Friends Second, Work ThirdLiving Through Four RevolutionsThe Water MeadowsSociety and SanitySocial Justice as Necessary for a Healthy SocietyThe Serenity of Old AgeListening to AlmustafaDoubt, Faith, and Peaceful CoexistenceRequiem
Readership: High school and university students focusing on science-technology-society, science & ethics, philosophy of science, history of science, etc.

Key Features: A tribute to Freeman Dyson, showing his thoughtfulness and grace to students whom he never met personally, but on whose lives he had a profound and uplifting influence Offers insights, through his own words, of Professor Dyson's thoughts on topics ranging from nuclear weapons to genetic engineering, from holding babies to space exploration, from religion to social justice, and many other wide-ranging topics Provides informal glimpses of Professor Dyson as a warm human being: as a husband, father, grandfather, teacher. This gentleman — who advised generals, admirals, and Congress, who worked closely with the luminaries of physics — was open with his advice and wise counsels to undergraduate students. His warmth and humility, his acceptance of all kinds of people, his wry sense of humor, all sparkle in his letters