Edward L. Wolf is a researcher and author in several areas of physics. His background is in solid-state physics with emphasis on superconductivity and electron tunneling spectroscopy. Recently he has published on the properties of hurricanes, an important subject in atmospheric physics. Prof Wolf's employment background includes private industry, government, and university professorship, with short visiting periods at the Cavendish Laboratory, IBM Research, and the University of Pennsylvania. His books include works on electron tunneling spectroscopy, materials and mechanisms of superconductivity, renewable energy, and the Josephson effect as well as several texts.

1. Introduction: A Physics-One Look at Hurricanes 2. Introduction to the Tropical Atmosphere 3. Deep Convection in Thunderstorms 4. A Hurricane as a Ring of Thunderstorms 5. Critical Aspects of Rainfall and Hurricanes 6. Summary: Hurricanes as a Phase of Matter