Start your review of starship the canoe freeman dyson wants to build a starship to take him into the cosmos atop a column of atomic fire his son george wants to build an ocean going canoe while his father dwells in an ivory tower george lives in a tree house. George dyson a brilliant dropout lives in a tree in coastal british columbia and is designing a giant seagoing canoe both men are intensely passionately dedicated to their visions kenneth brower explores the relationship of this odd father son duo whose goals could hardly be more different yet whose approaches are inevitably alike with insight and sensitivity. Originally published in 1978 the starship and the canoe is the remarkable story of a father and son freeman dyson is a world renowned astrophysicist who dreams of exploring the heavens and has designed a spaceship to take him there his son george a brilliant high school dropout lives in a treehouse and is designing a giant kayak to explore the icy coastal wilderness of the pacific northwest and alaska. Originally published in 1978 the starship and the canoe is the remarkable story of a father and son freeman dyson is a world renowned astrophysicist who dreams of exploring the heavens and has designed a spaceship to take him there his son george a brilliant high school dropout lives in a treehouse and is designing a giant kayak to explore the icy coastal wilderness of the pacific northwest and alaska. Freeman dyson world renowned astrophysicist dreams of exploring the heavens and has designed an inexpensive spaceship to take him there george dyson a brilliant dropout lives in a tree in coastal british columbia and is designing a giant seagoing canoe both men are intensely passionately dedicated to their visions