‎'‎Well‎-ordered‎,‎ and extraordinarily well‎-referenced chapters ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ gives the reader an in‎-depth and bang‎-up‎-to‎-date guide to the fields covered‎.‎‎'‎ Ian Forbes‎,‎ Materials World ‎'‎John Venables provides a lively guide to the whole subject‎,‎ including the underlying theoretical science‎,‎ the essential technology‎,‎ the maze of analytical methods‎,‎ the growth of thin film materials‎,‎ and many applications ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ Venable‎'‎s book provides a fitting introduction ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ well supported by an extensive bibliography and references to scientific journal papers‎,‎ as well as his web page which provides further resources‎.‎ there is also a set of problems on each chapter‎'‎s content‎,‎ that could serve as tutorial topics ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ it encourages the effort needed to understand the more complex parts of this fascinating subject and I recommend the book to all seeking some understanding of surface science and technology‎.‎‎'‎ Professor J‎.‎ I‎.‎ B‎.‎ Wilson‎,‎ Contemporary Physics ‎'‎‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ good interdisciplinary introduction to the science and technology of surfaces ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ a very solid‎,‎ well written introductory book on surface science and technology which I highly recommend‎.‎‎'‎ Michael S‎.‎ Isaacson‎,‎ Scanning ‎'‎J‎.‎ A‎.‎ Venables has written a very substantial Introduction to Surface and Thin Film Processes which goes far beyond microscopy and will certainly be seized upon avidly by surface ultramicroscopists ‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎ I suspect that most readers concerned with surfaces will not need to be told that they will be glad to have [this] book on their shelves‎.‎‎'‎ P‎.‎ W‎.‎ Hawkes‎,‎ Untramicroscopy