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| Preface | ||
| Chronology | ||
| Ch. 1 | An introduction to G. I. Taylor | 1 |
| Ch. 2 | Taylor's family | 5 |
| Ch. 3 | Childhood, school and university | 28 |
| Ch. 4 | First steps in research | 40 |
| Ch. 5 | The Scotia expedition | 48 |
| Ch. 6 | Participation in the birth of aeronautics | 63 |
| Ch. 7 | Return to Cambridge after World War I | 79 |
| Ch. 8 | Sailing | 99 |
| Ch. 9 | The golden years as Yarrow Research Professor between the wars | 117 |
| Ch. 10 | Tour in the Far East | 134 |
| Ch. 11 | Plasticity of crystalline materials | 144 |
| Ch. 12 | Turbulence: a challenge | 157 |
| Ch. 13 | Taylor's foreign peers in mechanics | 175 |
| Ch. 14 | The universal defence consultant during World War II | 189 |
| Ch. 15 | The aftermath of Taylor's war work | 213 |
| Ch. 16 | The second golden period 1951-72 | 222 |
| Ch. 17 | The closing years | 246 |
| Ch. 18 | The scientific legacy of G. I. Taylor | 250 |
| Appendix A: An Applied Mathematician's Apology | 260 | |
| Appendix B: G. I. Taylor: Honours | 264 | |
| Appendix C: Articles about G. I. Taylor | 267 | |
| Appendix D: Bibliography of works by G. I. Taylor | 268 | |
| Index | 282 |
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Toni Fox-corwin
reviewed The Life and Legacy of G. I. Taylor on October 02, 2014 The Life and Legacy of G. I. Taylor
It is a beautifully written book. feels lyk ur takin a physics class widout havin to handle all da stress of exams!!! its purely physics in its funnest form. starts wid da aristotle physics n slowly walks us through to da mordern physics.if uuv eva not understood anythin abt physic, u will understand it here. ders no vigorous mathematics involved, which makes it even more fun. its written in purely laymen terms. its a must 4 evry physics fanatic to read dis book!!
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