Freeman Dyson remembers he always preferred to be called 'Hans' and that he had an unusual sense of humor, not only evident in his hoax publication with Beck and Reizler, but also in his lending his name to a paper (a serious one at that) he had virtually nothing to do with, simply so the ever-jocular George Gamow could publish a paper with his student Ralph Alpher, whose author line would read: R Alpher, H Bethe, and G Gamow.
Freeman Dyson remembers siya palaging ginustong na tinatawag na 'Hans' at na siya ay isang di-pangkaraniwang pagkamapagpatawa, hindi lamang ang maliwanag sa kanyang mga panloloko sa publikasyon Beck at Reizler, kundi pati na rin sa kanyang pagpapaupa ng kanyang pangalan sa isang papel (ang isang malubhang isa sa na) Niya halos wala na gagawin sa, kaya lang ang pa-palabiro George Gamow mai-publish ng isang papel sa kanyang estudyante Ralph Alpher, na ang mga may-akda linya ay read: R Alpher, H Bethe, at G Gamow.