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Re:Edward R. Murrow Interviews Robert Oppenheimer (1955) [vi... by matude on Monday October 05, 2015 @03:43AM (#10330380)
> • Oppenheimer mentions a young physicist named Dyson. This is Freeman Dyson[1], who is still active today[2]. Human lives are long.

Aka the Dyson Sphere and the 'Orion' spacecraft project among many other things.

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Re:Edward R. Murrow Interviews Robert Oppenheimer (1955) [vi... by nullterminated on Monday October 05, 2015 @04:39AM (#10330523)
Surely Dyson is (should be!) better known for his role in establishing the theory of Quantum Electrodynamics.

BTW, here's an excellent book, for those interested in the history of this science. http://www.amazon.com/Selected-Papers-Quantum-Electrodynamic...

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