"When I drove George to school this morning I told him about the space-ship, " my stepmother reported..."He was very excited, asked immediately which planet you will send it to, and whether there would be a little seat right next to you for him to come along."
This is a marvelous book - richly detailed with information on a once secret plan to build fabulous spaceships that were powered by atomic bombs. The author is the son of Freeman Dyson, one of the scientists who worked on the project. His interviews with many of the principals makes this a fantastic record.
But, as the quote above shows, it is a very poignant memoir. Filled with a child's memory and wonder, as well as scraps of letters Dyson senior wrote home to England. A terrific story, and a true one, that leaves me thinking... if only they had been able to do this.....
