Autobiographical memoir written for private circulation, covering Sir George Thomson's childhood; education; experiences and military and scientific postings during the First and Second World Wars; research and work on electron diffraction; role as the Scientific Adviser to the British Delegation to the Atomic Energy Commission of the United Nations, 1946-47; professional appointments and publications; leisure international visits and holidays after 1945; and the life and work of his father, Sir J. J. Thomson.

With handwritten inscription to 'Maisie' [Mary Buchanan Drew], February 1967.