Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 A shy and reserved person: Adelaide, 1886-1908 -- 2 Concatenation of fortunate circumstances: Cambridge, 1909-14 -- 3 Our show is going famously: World War One -- 4 A system of simple and elegant architecture: Manchester, 1919-30 -- 5 Plus-plus chemistry: Manchester, 1931-7 -- 6 Supreme position in British physics: The National Physical Laboratory and Cambridge, 1937-9 -- 7 He will have to be Sir Lawrence: World War Two -- 8 A message in code which we cannot yet decipher: Cambridge, 1945-53 -- 9 The art of popular lecturing on scientific subjects: The Royal Institution, 1954-66 -- 10 A very difficult affair indeed: Retirement, 1966-71 -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.