Nano : The Emerging Science of Nanotechnology - Softcover

Regis, Ed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316738522 ISBN 13: 9780316738521

Publisher: Back Bay Books, 1996

Synopsis

Nano tells the gripping story of how K. Eric Drexler and other scientists pioneered this emerging science and explores what it could mean for our future.

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Review:

K. Eric Drexler envisions a world in which poverty and hunger no longer exist, because food can be made out of thin air, and we never grow old, because cells can be regenerated as swiftly as they "age." Nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter at the molecular level, is what he's betting will make it happen. Ed Regis tells the story of Drexler's forays into this new science, showing the scientist's attempts to convince his colleagues that he hasn't descended into pulp fiction. He also fills in a lot of the historical and technical background, from the 19th-century arguments over whether atoms exist to modern experiments that have isolated and manipulated single atoms. Regis's prose is clear and straightforward, but not without a sly sense of humor. Apart from Drexler's own Engines of Creation, this is the book on nanotechnology to read.

About the Author:

Ed Regis is the author of books on science and emerging technology, including Who Got Einstein's Office, and writes for publications including Omni, Discover, Science Digest, and Air and Space Smithsonian. He lives in Sabillasville, Maryland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0316738522
• ISBN 13: 9780316738521
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336