Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist

by Thomas Levenson

Book Overview

A fascinating slice of true-crime history that unfolds in 1695, when law enforcement was unheard of and modern money was little more than a concept When renowned scientist Isaac Newton took up the post of Warden of His Majesty's Mint in London, another kind of genius--a preternaturally gifted counterfeiter named William Chaloner--had already taken up residence in the city, rising quickly in an unruly, competitive underworld. In the courts and streets...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0547336047
• ISBN13: 9780547336046
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"