Even for a journalist, Brower is incredibly ignorant. I read his book, The Starship and the Canoe back when it came out, when I was in my 20s - I learned absolutely nothing about Freeman Dyson's work that I didn't already know from other casual reading. Though it did have some interesting, if really shallow, information on George Dyson's treehouse and canoes.
If you want to learn what Freeman Dyson thinks, I suggest reading what he has written. Among other things, he is a better writer than Brower, too.
If you want to learn what Freeman Dyson thinks, I suggest reading what he has written. Among other things, he is a better writer than Brower, too.
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/dysonf07/dysonf07_index.html