tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166057.post1765252781503574867..comments2023-10-29T08:49:29.544-02:30Comments on Offal News: Freeman DysonSimon Lonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03988088082767730876noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166057.post-45465984989100090292009-03-30T21:05:00.000-02:302009-03-30T21:05:00.000-02:30In the 1980s, Dyson argued in favour of a defence ...In the 1980s, Dyson argued in favour of a defence system against nuclear missiles. <BR/><BR/>His arguments didn't fit much of the conventional wisdom at the time and he was attacked from several quarters. That didn't invalidated his ideas; it just showed you how clever and creative his mind was.<BR/><BR/>"Weapons and Hope" is a book well worth reading even 25 years after it appeared.Edward Holletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152397042408814142noreply@blogger.com