Turning Points in Solid-State, Materials and Surface Science: A Book in Celebration of the Life and Work of Sir John Meurig Thomas

This book reviews the current state of play in the techniques used to reveal the innermost secrets of solid state crystals and structures and at the same time highlights the vast contribution that Meurig Thomas has made in this area of chemistry.The book shows how our understanding of chemical interactions in the solid state and at the surfaces has been improved by careful experimentation and how this has been applied in the arena of catalysis to make chemical reactions proceed faster with intricately designed new catalysts, that allow energy savings to be achieved under favorable conditions and with smaller production plant needs.The book is separated into four sections covering various aspects of the technology used to see into the innermost workings of crystal processes. The fourth section is particularly interesting in that it describes how electron microscopes can be used to characterize various systems and even make visible the unit cells of which crystals are made. In the nineteenth century and even into the twentieth century many physicists had trouble believing that atoms existed. Here the proof is there to be seen and makes a nice inclusion on the cover of this ground breaking book.The book is produced as a tribute to the work of Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas and to mark his 75th birthday. It is a book he can be proud of and other scientists can read with awe. What a marvelous birthday gift!

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