Many-colored Glass
Many-colored Glass Freeman Dyson's latest book does not attempt to bring together all of the celebrated physicist's thoughts on science and technology into a unified theory. "Life, like a dome of…
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Many-colored Glass
Freeman Dyson's latest book does not attempt to bring together all of the celebrated physicist's thoughts on science and technology into a unified theory. "Life, like a dome of many-colored glass," wrote Percy Bysshe Shelley, "stains the white radiance of eternity." The author seeks here to explore the variety that gives life its beauty.Taken from Dyson's recent public lectures--delivered to audiences with no specialized knowledge in hard sciences--the book begins with a consideration of the practical and political questions surrounding biotechnology. The emphasis is, instead, on the myriad ways in which the universe presents itself to us--and how, as observers and participants in its processes, we respond to it.
The book concludes with an attempt to As he seeks how best to explain the place of life in the universe, Dyson then moves from the ethical to the purely scientific.
Many-colored Glass
Many Lives, Many Masters
Colored Effects
Colored Travelers
Colored Cartoon
How Many?