"...clearly written with...many helpful hints...highly recommended." (MRS Bulletin, January 2005)

"This book sucks in a good way…the third edition will never get dusty on my bookshelf…although the text is certainly not coffee-table reading material, it will have a wide appeal…it is particularly valuable as a reference for those who work practically with vacuum technologies and a must-buy for those who design them." (JOM, February 26, 2004)

"...a fundamental understanding of modern vacuum technology and a practical user's perspective of laboratory and industrial vacuum technology. This edition, while still providing core information in a very practical style...covers many new advances in the field...there are loads of graphs, data, and tables to provide practical and useful information to the vacuum user." (IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine)