The spirit of research

"Brailsford Robertson's brief but exceedingly intensive life was devoted to scientific research. Nevertheless he found time to write numerous articles of a more general appeal. Some of these are collected here in book form. They show an amazing breadth of knowledge and a deep outlook on the fundamental things of life. Their virility, their downright common sense, and their powerful and picturesque expression reveal the versatility and power of the mind that lay behind all Robertson's work."--Introduction, page v.