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.

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