The Starship and the Canoe Author:Kenneth Brower This gripping story is of two remarkable men, a father and son. One searches for meaning in the stars above, the other in the sea below. Astonishing and beautiful, it is written with all the stunning impact of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, and Coming into the Country. Freeman Dyson, world-famous astrophysici... more »st, dreams of reaching the stars. To take him there, he has designed a spaceship, powered by the explosion of nuclear bombs. George Dyson, a brilliant high school dropout, lives ninety-five feet above the ground in a Douglas fir in British Columbia. He is building a giant kayak in the Aleut manner for a voyage through the icy waters of earth.
The story of a father and son who search for life's meaning in very different ways.« less