George Dyson: The Floating World
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- čas přidán 25. 03. 2021
- Best-selling author and science historian George Dyson spent his youth living in a treehouse on the water's edge outside of Vancouver, British Columbia, building aluminum-frame kayaks based on the traditional Aleut design known by the Russian term "baidarka". In this short documentary, Dyson discusses his years living in Canada and traveling by sea kayak along the Inside Passage. We follow him as he gives a presentation on traditional kayaks at the Alaska Native Day celebration at Fort Ross, California, an historic early 19th century Russian settlement.
Dyson is the author of BAIDARKA: THE KAYAK (1986), DARWIN AMONG THE MACHINES (1997), PROJECT ORION: THE ATOMIC SPACESHIP 1957-1965 (2002), TURING'S CATHEDRAL (2012), and ANALOGIA: THE ENTANGLED DESTINIES OF NATURE, HUMAN BEINGS AND MACHINES (2020).
Music in this film was licensed through Audiosocket:
“Steadfast Love” by Mason Griffin
“Oceans” by Kummerspeck
“Seagull” by Heinali
“Frenetic Waltz” by Mark Petrie
“Reflections” by Mason Griffin
“Russian Jazz Waltz” by Vagabond Opera
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I was lucky enough to meet George as a young college student in 1996. My friends and I built kayaks and were taking the ferry from Bellingham to Alaska so that we could paddle the whole summer. He was nice enough to let me leave my truck at his shop. Almost 30 years later, I'm just like the guy he describes. It was the best summer of my life and I tell anyone interested in kayaks to go live a summer in magical southeast Alaska. I was also fortunate enough on that trip to be given the Starship and The Canoe which is a story about George and his father. I had no idea what George had accomplished before the trip, I only left thinking that he was one of the smartest people I had ever met. Upon my return, I confirmed it. My friend on the trip became an accomplished woodworker. The name of his shop was Fairweather Woodworking.
I was in Bellingham a few weeks and ago and was hoping his shop was open. It wasn't, but I could peek in and see the incredible shop which still looks very similar. I was with my son and told him, " this is the playground of a genius."
To watch and listen to George Dyson ... great thing. "The spaceship and the canoe" is still my favourite book.
Thanks :)
That is a great book
George Dyson is an amazing character and an incredible kayak builder. I first learned of him many years ago in the book "The Starship and the Canoe" (which I still have). Thanks for producing this story of his life and I was thrilled to finally see a photo of the "Mount Fairweather".
George was one of my inspirations when I started building baidarkas, and later umiaks. Never with an aluminum frame, but now looking at this film, I’m tempted to try it!
Thank you kindly for this fabulous little doc george has been a fantastic inspiration and influence to me. And George if you see this comment ill be keeping an eye out for you on the water. for you out on the water
There is no doubt that George is an inspiration.
He has an august lineage, although he has not followed any conventional academic path.
That is the inspiring part of his story.
We can all succeed in our own way. In our own life. Despite what others may think. Despite convention.
This video deserves a wider audience!
yes he sure has
This is so great! Thank you for making this film and making it freely available to us all.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
@@AndrewElizaga Absolute Gold. Quirky story of the genius living in the tree house, building mad boats :) (and his crazy friends).
Thanks for posting this .
You're very welcome. Glad you liked it!
Remember when we had Nothing , But were happy ?..
Soon we'll have Nothing again, But I'm pretty sure we ain't going to be happy !!!!
take the music away
Great music, but too loud & present..