Education
Dyson graduated from the United States Naval Academy in June 1883.
Dyson graduated from the United States Naval Academy in June 1883.
His designs covered machinery for naval vessels of all types, including Saratoga (CV-3) and Lexington (CV-2). He wrote extensively for technical magazines and revised Durand"s treatise on Marine Engineering. Dyson was retired December 2, 1925, and died in Washington, District of Columbia, October 25, 1930.
In 1942, the destroyer United States Ship Dyson (Doctor of Divinity-572) was named in his honor.