Tadaaki Tani received his doctorate in Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1968, and went on to prestigious careers in the photoraphic industry and in academia. He worked in the laboratories of the Fujifilm Corporation until his retirement in 2010, and as a lecturer and guest professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (1994-2008). He has won many awards for his work, including most recently the Berg Prize of the International Committee for Imaging Science (2010).

• I: PROGRESS IN PHOTOGRAPHIC SCIENCE ; 1. Introduction to Photographic Science ; 2. Structure and Preparation of Silver Halide Grains ; 3. Physical Properties of Silver Halides ; 4. Mechanisms of Photographic Sensitivity ; 5. Dye Sensitization ; II: APPLICATION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC SCIENCE TO NEW AREAS ; 6. Analog and Digital Photography ; 7. Silver Halide Nano-Particles for Nuclear-Track Emulsions ; 8. Preparation and Performance of Silver Nano-Particles ; 9. Dye Sensitization for Solar Cells ; 10. J-Aggregated Dye Layers for Organic Semiconductors ; 11. Models for Research and Development in Manufacturing Industry

This is an instructive read for scientists working in the field of nanostructures.