Friday, June 5th, 2009

Newton and the Counterfeiter

Isaac Newton is known as one of the world's greatest scientists, developing the three basic laws that define the way motion works and form the basis for every physics class. In this segment, we'll talk with Thomas Levenson, author of 'Newton and the Counterfeiter," about one of Newton's lesser-known achievements, fighting crime and protecting the Royal Mint from counterfeiters.

Guests

Thomas Levenson
Head of the Graduate Program in Science Writing at MIT
Author,"Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009)
Boston, Massachusetts

Related Books

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

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Related Links

• Thomas Levenson's blog
• archive.org: Newton's Principia
• The Newton Project

Segment produced by:Charles Bergquist

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