Cited thousands of times in the scholarly literature, this is a seminal work in nanotechnology. Originally published in 1967 with a second edition in 1982, *Adsorption, Surface Area, and Porosity* is now out of print. "The principal aim ... of this book [is] to give a critical exposition of the use of the adsorption methods for the assessment of the surface and pore size distribution of finely divided and porous solids. " - Publisher information. Part of an Open Library list of Classic Engineering Books http://dld. bz/EngClassicsOL