Kannan M. Krishnan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and earned his Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley (UCB) in 1984. He is currently Professor of Materials Sciences and Physics at the University of Washington (UW). He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics (London), the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He has received the Burton Medal (MSA), the Fink Prize (IEEE), the Guggenheim and Rockefeller fellowships, a Fulbright Specialist award, the Distinguished Engineer/Scientist award (TMS) and the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, and has been elected a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences. With visiting appointments at institutions in all six continents and multiple teaching awards at UCB, UW and professional societies (IEEE Magnetics Distinguished Lectureship), he is widely recognized for his role in education.

A very detailed and well-written book.

• 1: Introduction to Magnetism & Magnetic Materials 2: Atomic Origins of Magnetism 3: Diamagnets, Paramagnets, and Ferromagnets 4: Other Ordered Magnetic Materials 5: Magnetism in Metals and Alloys 6: Magnetic Anisotropy 7: Magnetic Domains and the Process of Magnetization 8: Micromagnetic Imaging and Modeling 9: Fine Particles & Nanostructures 10: Magnetic Surfaces, Interfaces & Thin Films 11: Hard and Soft Magnets 12: Magnetic Materials in Medicine and Biology 13: Spin Electronics 14: Magnetic Information Storage

Kannan M. Krishnan graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and earned his Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley (UCB) in 1984. He is currently Professor of Materials Sciences and Physics at the University of Washington (UW). He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics (London), the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He has received the Burton Medal (MSA), the Fink Prize (IEEE), the Guggenheim and Rockefeller fellowships, a Fulbright Specialist award, the Distinguished Engineer/Scientist award (TMS) and the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, and has been elected a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences. With visiting appointments at institutions in all six continents and multiple teaching awards at UCB, UW and professional societies (IEEE Magnetics Distinguished Lectureship), he is widely recognized for his role in education.

A very detailed and well-written book.

• 1: Introduction to Magnetism & Magnetic Materials 2: Atomic Origins of Magnetism 3: Diamagnets, Paramagnets, and Ferromagnets 4: Other Ordered Magnetic Materials 5: Magnetism in Metals and Alloys 6: Magnetic Anisotropy 7: Magnetic Domains and the Process of Magnetization 8: Micromagnetic Imaging and Modeling 9: Fine Particles & Nanostructures 10: Magnetic Surfaces, Interfaces & Thin Films 11: Hard and Soft Magnets 12: Magnetic Materials in Medicine and Biology 13: Spin Electronics 14: Magnetic Information Storage