▁ ▁D ys on ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Study ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Sol ar ▁Electric ▁Light ▁Fund . ▁ ▁he ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Space ▁Studies ▁Institute , ▁the ▁space ▁research ▁organization ▁founded ▁by ▁Ger ard ▁K . ▁O ' Ne ill ; ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁its ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees . ▁D ys on ▁was ▁a ▁long time ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁J A SON ▁group . ▁ ▁D ys on ▁won ▁numerous ▁scientific ▁awards , ▁but ▁never ▁a ▁Nobel ▁Prize . ▁Nobel ▁physics ▁la ure ate ▁Steven ▁Wein berg ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Nobel ▁committee ▁" f le ec ed " ▁D ys on , ▁but ▁D ys on ▁remarked ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁" I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁almost ▁true ▁without ▁exception ▁if ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Nobel ▁Prize , ▁you ▁should ▁have ▁a ▁long ▁attention ▁span , ▁get ▁hold ▁of ▁some ▁deep ▁and ▁important ▁problem ▁and ▁stay ▁with ▁it ▁for ▁ten ▁years . ▁That ▁wasn ' t ▁my ▁style ." ▁D ys on ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Review ▁of ▁Books , ▁and ▁published ▁a ▁mem oir , ▁M aker ▁of ▁Pattern s : ▁An ▁Aut obi ography ▁Through ▁Let ters ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁D ys on ▁published ▁( with ▁William ▁H . ▁Press ) ▁a