This book is intended as an introductory text. It starts at the very fundamentals of the interaction of light and matter and progresses through the laws of light absorption, instrumentation and st
Comprises the proceedings of the MRS symposium held in November/December 1995 in Boston. A total of 116 contributions are divided into the following sections: microstructural evolution; interfaces an
Starting with the 16th century trade of Latin American silver for Chinese silk, ten researchers trace the economic, environmental and social history of the Pacific region. They examine the trade of di
