"I can unconditionally recommend this excellent review on the present state of the art of sliver halide photography to all those who are interested in the science and technology ..." -- Journal of Imaging Science Technology"I can unconditionally recommend this excellent review on the present state of the art of sliver halide photography to all those who are interested in the science and technology ..." -- Journal of Imaging Science Technology"Many years have passed since the publication of texts on the physical chemical aspects of photography ... Now Tadaaki Tani fills this need with a brief, but up-to-date and authoritative book. ... Photographic phenomena are discussed and interpreted from a molecular or 'microscopic' point of view, invoking modern concepts of grain crystal structure, solid state behavior, surface science, and electron transfer. ... In the first part of the book, the propertiesof silver halide photographic materials are discussed, with comparison, when appropriate, to electronic photography. Then the mechanism of latent image formation is discussed. Next, sensitization ... iscovered. These topics are followed by discussion of theories of development--amplification of the latent image. Tani ... shows where improvements can be made in emulsion preparation and in photographic processing. Obviously this book will aid the scientists who hope to make these improvements."--Journal of the American Chemical Society