THOMAS LEVENSON is a professor of science writing at MIT and the author of three previous books: Einstein in Berlin, Measure for Measure, and Ice Time. He is also the producer of ten documentaries for which he has won numerous awards.
"Levenson reveals the remarkable and true tale of the only criminal
investigator who was far, far brainier than even Sherlock Holmes:
Sir Isaac Newton during his tenure as Warden of the Royal Mint.
What a fascinating saga! It allows us to see the human side of
Newton and how his amazing mind worked when dealing with practical
rather than theoretical questions."
--Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein, His Life and Universe and
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life "Newton and the Counterfeiter
is a wonderful read that reveals a whole new side to a giant of
science. Through a page-turning narrative, we witness Isaac
Newton's genius grappling with the darker sides of human nature, an
all too human journey reflecting his deepest beliefs about the
cosmic order. This is a gripping story that enriches our sense of
the man who forever changed our view of the universe."
--Brian Greene, author of The Fabric of the Cosmos
As the great Newton recedes from us in time, he comes increasingly
into focus as a man rather than a myth--thanks in no small measure
to this learned and lively new study from the estimable Thomas
Levinson."
--Timothy Ferris, author of Seeing in the Dark
"Newton and the Counterfeiter is both a fascinating read and a
meticulously researched historical document: a combination
difficult to achieve and rarely seen . . . Recommended for anyone
who wants to know the real story behind this astonishing but
largely overlooked chapter of scientific history."
--Neal Stephenson, author of Cryptonomicon and Anathem
"I absolutely loved Newton and the Counterfeiter. Deft, witty and
exhaustively researched, Levenson's tale illuminates a
near-forgotten chapter of Newton's extraordinary life--the
cat-and-mouse game that pitted him against a criminal
mastermind--and manages not only to add to our knowledge of the
great mathematician but to make a page turner out of it. This book
rocks."
--Junot D�az, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
"Newton and the Counterfeiter is a delicious read, featuring
brilliant detective work and a captivating story . . . a virtuoso
performance."
--Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
"I loved Levenson's book. It's a rollicking account of the
fascinating underbelly of seventeenth-century London--and reveals
an aspect of Newton I'd scarcely known of before, yet which shaped
the world we know. A tour de force."
--David Bodanis, author of E=MC2
"Levenson's account of this world of criminality, collusion and
denunciation is meticulously researched and highly readable...the
tale of Newton the economist is one worth telling." -- New
Scientist
"Levenson demonstrates a surpassing felicity in his brisk treatment
of this late-17th-century true-crime adventure...Swift, agile
treatment of a little known but highly entertaining episode in a
legendary life."
-- Kirkus Reviews
"Highly Reccommended." -- Library Journal
"Newton and the Counterfeiter packs a wonderful punch in its
thoroughly surprising revelation of that other Isaac Newton, and in
its vivid re-creation of 17th-century London and its fascinating
criminal
haunts." -- Providence Journal "Newton and the Counterfeiter is as
finely struck as one of Newton's shillings." -- The Oregonian
"Levenson transforms inflation and metallurgy into a suspenseful
detective story bolstered by an eloquent summary of Newtonian
physics and stomach-turning descriptions of prison life in the
Tower of London...Newton and the Counterfeiter humanizes a legend,
transforming him into a Sherlock Holmes in pursuit of his own
private Moriarity." -- Washington Post
"Levenson reveals the remarkable and true tale of the only
criminal investigator who was far, far brainier than even Sherlock
Holmes: Sir Isaac Newton during his tenure as Warden of the Royal
Mint. What a fascinating saga! It allows us to see the human side
of Newton and how his amazing mind worked when dealing with
practical rather than theoretical questions."
--Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein, His Life and Universe
and Benjamin Franklin: An American Life "Newton and
the Counterfeiter is a wonderful read that reveals a whole new side
to a giant of science. Through a page-turning narrative, we witness
Isaac Newton's genius grappling with the darker sides of human
nature, an all too human journey reflecting his deepest beliefs
about the cosmic order. This is a gripping story that enriches our
sense of the man who forever changed our view of the universe."
--Brian Greene, author of The Fabric of the Cosmos
As the great Newton recedes from us in time, he comes increasingly
into focus as a man rather than a myth--thanks in no small measure
to this learned and lively new study from the estimable Thomas
Levinson."
--Timothy Ferris, author of Seeing in the Dark
"Newton and the Counterfeiter is both a fascinating read
and a meticulously researched historical document: a combination
difficult to achieve and rarely seen . . . Recommended for anyone
who wants to know the real story behind this astonishing but
largely overlooked chapter of scientific history."
--Neal Stephenson, author of Cryptonomicon and
Anathem
"I absolutely loved Newton and the Counterfeiter. Deft, witty and
exhaustively researched, Levenson's tale illuminates a
near-forgotten chapter of Newton's extraordinary life--the
cat-and-mouse game that pitted him against a criminal
mastermind--and manages not only to add to our knowledge of the
great mathematician but to make a page turner out of it. This book
rocks."
--Junot Diaz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar
Wao
"Newton and the Counterfeiter is a delicious read,
featuring brilliant detective work and a captivating story . . . a
virtuoso performance."
--Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
"I loved Levenson's book. It's a rollicking account of the
fascinating underbelly of seventeenth-century London--and reveals
an aspect of Newton I'd scarcely known of before, yet which shaped
the world we know. A tour de force."
--David Bodanis, author of E=MC2
"Levenson's account of this world of criminality, collusion and
denunciation is meticulously researched and highly readable...the
tale of Newton the economist is one worth telling." -- New
Scientist
"Levenson demonstrates a surpassing felicity in his brisk treatment
of this late-17th-century true-crime adventure...Swift, agile
treatment of a little known but highly entertaining episode in a
legendary life."
-- Kirkus Reviews
"Highly Reccommended." -- Library Journal
"Newton and the Counterfeiter packs a wonderful punch in
its thoroughly surprising revelation of that other Isaac Newton,
and in its vivid re-creation of 17th-century London and its
fascinating criminal
haunts." -- Providence Journal "Newton and the
Counterfeiter is as finely struck as one of Newton's shillings." --
The Oregonian
"Levenson transforms inflation and metallurgy into a suspenseful
detective story bolstered by an eloquent summary of Newtonian
physics and stomach-turning descriptions of prison life in the
Tower of London...Newton and the Counterfeiter humanizes a
legend, transforming him into a Sherlock Holmes in pursuit of his
own private Moriarity." -- Washington Post
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