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Acknowledgments

This second edition on the properties of fibers brings together the communities of tex-
tiles and materials science and engineering. The contents have been greatly increased
in this edition with contributions from many specialists who have taken time from their
busy schedules to detail the remarkable properties of fibers. I am very grateful to all of
them. The first edition mentioned the contribution to the science of fibers by Professor
John W.S. Hearle, and the number of times that his work is cited in this edition again
underlines his founding role in the field. The production of such a book is a team effort,
and my role as editor has been greatly helped by a number of publishers at Elsevier; to
mention just two, I would like to thank David Jackson and the close support given to
me by Edward Payne. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the support given to me in
my exploration of the science of fibers by Diane, Paul, and Andrew.

Anthony R. Bunsell
Paris, 2017