Mem­oir of Fleem­ing Jenkin by Sir Lionel P. Jenk­ins is a heart­felt and rich­ly detailed biog­ra­phy that cap­tures the life of Fleem­ing Jenkin, a renowned Scot­tish engi­neer, math­e­mati­cian, and poly­math. Through the mem­oir, Jenk­ins pro­vides a vivid por­tray­al of Jenk­in’s intel­lec­tu­al achieve­ments, his con­tri­bu­tions to the devel­op­ment of elec­tri­cal engi­neer­ing, and his pio­neer­ing work in the field of teleg­ra­phy and sub­ma­rine cables. Fleem­ing Jenkin’s keen mind and wide-rang­ing inter­ests, which includ­ed lit­er­a­ture, phi­los­o­phy, and sci­ence, made him a remark­able fig­ure of the 19th cen­tu­ry. Jenk­ins not only sheds light on his friend’s pro­fes­sion­al accom­plish­ments but also offers inti­mate glimpses into Jenk­in’s per­son­al life, char­ac­ter, and strug­gles. The mem­oir is both a trib­ute to a bril­liant thinker and a reflec­tion on the nature of intel­lec­tu­al pur­suits dur­ing a peri­od of sci­en­tif­ic and tech­no­log­i­cal rev­o­lu­tion. For those inter­est­ed in the his­to­ry of engi­neer­ing, the Vic­to­ri­an era, or the lives of influ­en­tial sci­en­tists and inven­tors, Mem­oir of Fleem­ing Jenkin pro­vides a com­pelling and thought­ful nar­ra­tive. It is espe­cial­ly valu­able for read­ers who appre­ci­ate biogra­phies that offer deep insights into both the intel­lec­tu­al and human sides of their sub­jects.