Freeman Dyson

[Jennifer P]

I'm surprised nobody else has posted this.

Freeman Dyson, inventor of the Dyson Sphere, passed away on February 28 at the age of 96.

Here's an article I wrote (paywall-free link because I'm feeling nice ) about his life and work:

Spheres and Transforms — the Remarkable Life of Freeman Dyson

Anyone who reads science fiction knows what a dyson sphere is. It’s a structure constructed around a star to capture all of the energy it…

medium.com

 

[krisbslick]

One of the great futurists and minds of our time. He will be missed.

 

[Jennifer P]

(I think it's appropriate to put this in science fiction because he probably had the biggest influence on science fiction of anyone who didn't actually write it).

 

[Stephen Palmer]

A truly great thinker.