Kenneth Brower

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Kenneth Brower is the author of the book The Starship and the Canoe. It is a comparison of the lives of scientist Freeman Dyson and his 'rebellious' son George Dyson.

At a Long Now Foundation talk on October 5, 2005 an audience member asked Freeman if there were any questions he'd like to ask of George or Esther, who were together giving a talk. He answered that he was curious how George went from rebellious teenager to respected colleague. George answered that it was because of Kenneth Brower. Roughly, he said If you write a book describing a rebellious teenager about the only way they can then rebel is to become conventional.

Kenneth is also the oldest son of the late environmentalist David R. Brower.