When this remarkable book appeared in 1992, it became
an instant classic. Combined with its precursor volume by
the same authors, Photons and Atoms: An Introduction to
Quantum Electrodynamics, these works deftly illuminate
the central interactions between light and matter. I refer
the reader to the excellent review of Atom–Photon
Interactions: Basic Processes and Applications by T.A.
Brian Kennedy (American Journal of Physics 61(6),
1993, p. 572).