Dreams of Earth and Sky

Provocative and philosophical essays on the history and process of scientific inquiry, written with “detailed, admirable conviction.” (The New York Times Book Review)

“To observe a mind uncommonly endowed with dexterity and knowledge hop from subject to subject is exhilarating.”—Time

In this sequel to The Scientist as Rebel (2006), Freeman Dyson—whom The Times of London calls “one of the world’s most original minds”—celebrates openness to unconventional ideas and “the spirit of joyful dreamin...