chapter 1 Structure of the Carbon Atom -- chapter 2 The Forms of Carbon -- chapter 3 History and Early Development of Carbon Fibers -- chapter 4 Precursors for Carbon Fiber Manufacture -- chapter 5 Carbon Fiber Production using a PAN Precursor -- chapter 6 Carbon Fiber Production using a Cellulosic based Precursor -- chapter 7 Carbon Fiber Production using a Pitch based Precursor -- chapter 8 Production of Vapor Grown Carbon Fibers (VGCF) -- chapter 9 Surface Treatment and Sizing of Carbon Fibers -- chapter 10 Guidelines for the Design of Equipment for Carbon Fiber Plant -- chapter 11 Operation of Carbon Fiber Plant and Safety Aspects -- chapter 12 Techniques for Determining the Structure of Carbon Fibers -- chapter 13 Polymer Matrices for Carbon Fiber Composites -- chapter 14 Carbon Fiber Carbon Matrix Composites -- chapter 15 Carbon Fiber Reinforced Ceramic Matrices -- chapter 16 Carbon Fibers in Metal Matrices -- chapter 17 Testing of PAN Precursor, Virgin Carbon Fibers, Carbon Fiber Composites and Related Products -- chapter 18 Statistics and Statistical Process Control (SPC) -- chapter 19 Quality Control -- chapter 20 Properties of Carbon Fibers -- chapter 21 Manufacturing Techniques for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites in Thermoset and Thermoplastic Matrices -- chapter 22 Design -- chapter 23 THE USES OF CARBON FIBERS -- chapter 24 Looking to the Future.