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I see a bright future for the biotechnology industry when it follows the path of the computer industry, the path that von Neumann failed to foresee, becoming small and domesticated rather than big and centralized.

~Freeman Dyson

Topics: Becoming Big Biotechnology Bright Bright Future Computer Domesticated Failed Follows Foresee Future Industry Path Rather See Small Than I See

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What the world needs is a small, compact, flexible fusion technology that could make electricity where and when it is needed. The existing fusion program is leading to a huge source of centralized power, at a price that nobody except a government can afford.

~Freeman Dyson

Topics: Afford Compact Could Electricity Except Existing Flexible Fusion Government Huge Leading Make Needed Needs Nobody Power Price Program Small Source Technology Where World

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I have the freedom to do what I want... bright people to talk to every day.

~Freeman Dyson

Topics: Bright Day Every Every Day Freedom People Talk Want

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You ask: what is the meaning or purpose of life? I can only answer with another question: do you think we are wise enough to read God's mind?

~Freeman Dyson

Topics: Another Answer Ask Enough God Life Meaning Mind Only Purpose Question Read Think Wise You I Can

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It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment.

~Freeman Dyson

Topics: Characteristic Deep Human Humor Problems Some Without

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It's better to get mugged than to live a life of fear.

~Freeman Dyson

Topics: Better Fear Get Life Live Mugged Than

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The climate-studies people who work with models always tend to overestimate their models. They come to believe models are real and forget they are only models.

~Freeman Dyson

Topics: Always Believe Come Forget Models Only Overestimate People Real Tend Who Work

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The biologists have essentially been pushed aside. Al Gore's just an opportunist. The person who is really responsible for this overestimate of global warming is Jim Hansen. He consistently exaggerates all the dangers.

~Freeman Dyson

Topics: Al Aside Been Biologists Consistently Dangers Essentially Exaggerate Global Global Warming Gore He Jim Just Overestimate Person Pushed Really Responsible Warming Who

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It has become part of the accepted wisdom to say that the twentieth century was the century of physics and the twenty-first century will be the century of biology.

~Freeman Dyson

Topics: Accepted Become Biology Century Part Physics Say Twentieth Twentieth Century Will Wisdom

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I am saying that all predictions concerning climate are highly uncertain.

~Freeman Dyson

Topics: Am Climate Concerning Highly Predictions Saying Uncertain I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Physicist

Born: December 15th, 1923

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