Download or read book Recent Advances in Crystallography written by Jason B. Benedict and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-09-19 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The advent of X-ray diffraction in the early twentieth century transformed crystallography from an area of scientific inquiry largely limited to physics, mineralogy, and mathematics, to a highly interdisciplinary field which now includes nearly all life and physical sciences as well as materials science and engineering. This book is a collection of works showcasing some of the most recent developments in the field of crystallography.