Review of the hardback: 'George Batchelor has written a fascinating and affectionate scientific and personal biography, drawing on personal contacts extending over thirty years … this excellent biography, written by the aknowledged authority on the subject, should provide enjoyment and food for thought, not only to those working directly in one of the broad range of fields which G. I. Taylor made his own, but indeed to all physical scientists.' Stewart Turner, Physics World

• Preface; Chronology; 1. An introduction to G. I. Taylor; 2. Taylor's family; 3. Childhood, school and university; 4. First steps in research; 5. The Scotia expedition; 6. Participation in the birth of aeronautics; 7. Return to Cambridge after World War I; 8. Sailing; 9. The golden years as Yarrow Research Prof. between the wars; 10. Tour in the Far East; 11. Plasticity of crystalline materials; 12. Turbulence: a challenge; 13. Taylor's foreign peers in mechanics; 14. The universal defence consultant during World War II; 15. The aftermath of Taylor's war work; 16. The second golden period 1951–72; 17. The closing years; 18. The scientific legacy of G. I. Taylor; Appendix A. An applied mathematician's apology; Appendix B. G. I. Taylor: Honours; Appendix C. Articles about G. I. Taylor; Appendix D. Bibliography of works by G. I. Taylor; Index.

Review of the hardback: 'George Batchelor has written a fascinating and affectionate scientific and personal biography, drawing on personal contacts extending over thirty years … this excellent biography, written by the aknowledged authority on the subject, should provide enjoyment and food for thought, not only to those working directly in one of the broad range of fields which G. I. Taylor made his own, but indeed to all physical scientists.' Stewart Turner, Physics World

• Preface; Chronology; 1. An introduction to G. I. Taylor; 2. Taylor's family; 3. Childhood, school and university; 4. First steps in research; 5. The Scotia expedition; 6. Participation in the birth of aeronautics; 7. Return to Cambridge after World War I; 8. Sailing; 9. The golden years as Yarrow Research Prof. between the wars; 10. Tour in the Far East; 11. Plasticity of crystalline materials; 12. Turbulence: a challenge; 13. Taylor's foreign peers in mechanics; 14. The universal defence consultant during World War II; 15. The aftermath of Taylor's war work; 16. The second golden period 1951–72; 17. The closing years; 18. The scientific legacy of G. I. Taylor; Appendix A. An applied mathematician's apology; Appendix B. G. I. Taylor: Honours; Appendix C. Articles about G. I. Taylor; Appendix D. Bibliography of works by G. I. Taylor; Index.

Review of the hardback: 'George Batchelor has written a fascinating and affectionate scientific and personal biography, drawing on personal contacts extending over thirty years … this excellent biography, written by the aknowledged authority on the subject, should provide enjoyment and food for thought, not only to those working directly in one of the broad range of fields which G. I. Taylor made his own, but indeed to all physical scientists.' Stewart Turner, Physics World

• Preface; Chronology; 1. An introduction to G. I. Taylor; 2. Taylor's family; 3. Childhood, school and university; 4. First steps in research; 5. The Scotia expedition; 6. Participation in the birth of aeronautics; 7. Return to Cambridge after World War I; 8. Sailing; 9. The golden years as Yarrow Research Prof. between the wars; 10. Tour in the Far East; 11. Plasticity of crystalline materials; 12. Turbulence: a challenge; 13. Taylor's foreign peers in mechanics; 14. The universal defence consultant during World War II; 15. The aftermath of Taylor's war work; 16. The second golden period 1951–72; 17. The closing years; 18. The scientific legacy of G. I. Taylor; Appendix A. An applied mathematician's apology; Appendix B. G. I. Taylor: Honours; Appendix C. Articles about G. I. Taylor; Appendix D. Bibliography of works by G. I. Taylor; Index.