William Nellis is a Research Associate of the Department of Physics, Harvard University, Massachusetts, a Fellow of the American Physical Society, holder of the APS Duvall Award for Shock Compression Science, past-Chairman of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, past-President of the International Association of High Pressure Science and Technology and holder of its Bridgman Award. He has performed extensive dynamic compression research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, and published over 250 papers in various scientific journals.
'The book contains figures of high quality that enrich discussions of physical observations, theoretical concepts, and experimental methods. Schematics of the testing apparatus appropriate to each regime is particularly useful, as is the summary of applications and limitations of the early and recently developed experimental methods. The bibliography is notably comprehensive, consisting of on the order of 500 full references ... In conclusion, the book Ultracondensed Matter by Dynamic Compression is strongly recommended as a reference work for researchers and students involved in the study of the high-pressure response of condensed matter. Summaries of experimental methods, an interesting and informative history of the field, and focused discussion on applications to metallic hydrogen are prominent and unique contributions of this book.' John D. Clayton, Contemporary Physics