Engines of Creation - Couverture souple

Drexler, K. Eric

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192861492 ISBN 13 : 9780192861498

Editeur : Oxford Paperbacks, 1992

Synopsis

Nanotechnology is expected to revolutionize research into all areas of our lives from within the heart of the living cell to the depth of space itself. It will enable us to construct machines a thousand times smaller than a microchip or the same size as an enzyme, which can be programmed to repair damage or destroy diseases within individual human cells. It is feasible that complex scientific equipment could be built out of nothing more than earth and air. Written by the world's leading expert in the field, this work looks at this remarkable technology and its exciting possibilities.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

K. Eric Drexler is an American engineer best known as the founding father of nanotechnology. Drexler popularized the potential of molecular nanotechnology during his years of study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned three degrees from MIT; a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Sciences, an M.S. in Astro/Aerospace Engineering, and a Ph.D. from the MIT Media Lab. His thesis on molecular nanotechnology, the first doctoral degree on the topic, was published as Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation (1992). The book received the Association of American Publishers award for Best Computer Science Book of 1992. He currently resides in Oxford.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This brilliant work heralds the new age of nanotechnology, which will give us thorough and inexpensive control of the structure of matter.  Drexler examines the enormous implications of these developments for medicine, the economy, and the environment, and makes astounding yet well-founded projections for the future.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192861492
• ISBN 13: 9780192861498
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 310
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• Personne responsable: non disponible