In 1695, counterfeiter William Chaloner was rapidly rising in London\'s underworld.
An epic game of cat and mouse ensues in Newton and the Counterfeiter , revealing for the first time that Newton was not only one of the Greatest minds of his age, but also a remarkably intrepid investigator..
In the courts and streets of London, and amid the tremors of a world being transformed by ideas Newton himself had set in motion, Chaloner crosses paths with the formidable new warden.
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.
Then he crossed paths with the formidable new Warden of His Majesty\'s Mint--renowned Scientist Isaac Newton--and the two played out an epic game of cat-and-mouse.
In 1695, counterfeiter William Chaloner was rapidly rising in London\'s underworld
