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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.Read More

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    Based on the thinking of, among others, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, and pioneered by Eric Drexler, the science of nanotechnology promises man control over the structure of matter. At its heart is the creation of an empire of tiny programmed robots called assemblers, so small that they will be able to work with individual molecules of matter. A race of these nano-robots could be programmed to produce any substance, structure or entity allowed by the laws of nature. The author of this book has followed nanotechnology since its beginnings. He assesses the main personalities from the earliest theories to work being done today in major research institutions, taking readers on a journey that could lead to the biggest life-changing development since the harnessing of electricity. Ed Regis is also the author of "Who Got Einstein's Office?" and "Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition: Science Slightly Over the Edge".

  • 0553504762
  • 9780553504767
  • Ed Regis
  • 2 January 1997
  • Bantam Books
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 320
  • New edition
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