Freeman J. Dyson – Family Information

Freeman Dyson lives in Princeton, NJ with his wife Imme. He has six children, and sixteen grandchildren

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Esther Dyson lives in New York and is chairman of EDventure Holdings, writes a fortnightly column for the New York Times syndicate, and in addition, donates time and money as a trustee to emerging organizations (Bridges.org, the Santa Fe Institute, the National Endowment for Democracy and the Eurasia Foundation).

George Dyson is a historian of technology, and as Director’s Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study (2002-2003), he spent his time excavating and organizing the Institute archives. He lives in Bellingham, WA. His daughter Lauren lives in San Francisco. He is the author of Baidarka: The Kayak (1986); Darwin Among the Machines (1997); Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship (2002); and Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe (2012). The Turing book contains a large amount of Institute history.

Dorothy Dyson lives in Redding California. Dorothy is a veterinarian, and mom to Randall, Donald and George. Her interests include spending time with her children and rescuing animals. She currently has twenty-two animals belonging to eight species living in her home!

Emily Scott lives in San Diego, CA, with her husband Tim. Emily is cardiologist in private practice. Tim is trained in biochemistry and law, and is vice-president of Pharmatek company. They have four children -- Max, Mitchell, Marcus and Lucy.

Mia Dyson lives in Freeport, ME. Mia is a nurse and also a Presbyterian minister. She has four children -- Bryn, Tess, Liam, and Aidan.

Rebecca Dyson lives in Mount Shasta, CA, with her husband Peter Halt. Rebecca and Peter are radiologists sharing a job at Mercy Hospital in Mount Shasta, having escaped in July 2001 from Harvard Medical School. Their interests include horses, house-plants, and furniture-making. They have four children, Charles, Clara, James and Jack.

Step-daughter Katarina Halm lives in Vancouver, BC, with her husband Jason. Jason is in charge of computer systems at University of British Columbia. Katarina’s interests include sculpture and gardening.