"Historians of science, teachers and students of the history and philosophy of science and mathematics will be astounded at the difference a few decades of research has made in the assessment of Newton's work. Most heartily recommended to all who seek authoritative and readable glimpses of Newton at work".Choice, 2001

This work presents a collection of major scientific papers of Sir Rudolf Peierls, including the Peierls-Frisch Memoranda of 1940 on the feasability, and the predicted human effects, of an atomic bomb made of uranium-235. Coverage includes solid state physics and transport theory.