Engines Of Creation

Author : Eric Drexler
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1987-09-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780385199735

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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.

Author : K. Eric Drexler
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781610391146

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Radical Abundance by K. Eric Drexler Pdf

K. Eric Drexler is the founding father of nanotechnology—the science of engineering on a molecular level. In Radical Abundance, he shows how rapid scientific progress is about to change our world. Thanks to atomically precise manufacturing, we will soon have the power to produce radically more of what people want, and at a lower cost. The result will shake the very foundations of our economy and environment. Already, scientists have constructed prototypes for circuit boards built of millions of precisely arranged atoms. The advent of this kind of atomic precision promises to change the way we make things—cleanly, inexpensively, and on a global scale. It allows us to imagine a world where solar arrays cost no more than cardboard and aluminum foil, and laptops cost about the same. A provocative tour of cutting edge science and its implications by the field's founder and master, Radical Abundance offers a mind-expanding vision of a world hurtling toward an unexpected future.

Author : Richard A. L. Jones
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191567247

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Soft Machines by Richard A. L. Jones Pdf

Enthusiasts look forward to a time when tiny machines reassemble matter and process information with unparalleled power and precision. But is their vision realistic? Where is the science heading? As nanotechnology (a new technology that many believe will transform society in the next one hundred years) rises higher in the news agenda and popular consciousness, there is a real need for a book which discusses clearly the science on which this technology will be based. Whilst it is most easy to simply imagine these tiny machines as scaled-down versions of the macroscopic machines we are all familiar with, the way things behave on small scales is quite different to the way they behave on large scales. Engineering on the nanoscale will use very different principles to those we are used to in our everyday lives, and the materials used in nanotehnology will be soft and mutable, rather than hard and unyielding. "Soft Machines" explains in a lively and very accessible manner why the nanoworld is so different to the macro-world which we are all familiar with. Why does nature engineer things in the way it does, and how can we learn to use these unfamiliar principles to create valuable new materials and artefacts which will have a profound effect on medicine, electronics, energy and the environment in the twenty-first century. With a firmer understanding of the likely relationship between nanotechnology and nature itself, we can gain a much clearer notion of what dangers this powerful technology may potentially pose, as well as come to realise that nanotechnology will have more in common with biology than with conventional engineering.

Author : K. Eric Drexler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : High technology
ISBN : 1857024869

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Engines of Creation by K. Eric Drexler Pdf

Author : Jack McDevitt
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1995-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101532744

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The Engines Of God by Jack McDevitt Pdf

The first Priscilla Hutchins novel from Jack McDevitt, hailed by Stephen King as “the logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke.” Humans call them the Monument-Makers. An unknown race, they left stunning alien statues on distant planets in the galaxy. Each relic is different. Each inscription defies translation. Yet all are heartbreakingly beautiful. And for planet Earth, on the brink of disaster, they may hold the only key to survival for the entire human race.

Author : K. Eric Drexler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:39015058318018

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Nanosystems by K. Eric Drexler Pdf

By manipulating common molecules at high frequency, molecular manufacturing will make these products quickly, inexpensively, and on a large scale. Molecular manufacturing is the key to implementing molecular nanotechnologies, building systems to complex atomic specifications.".

Author : K. Eric Drexler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : High technology
ISBN : OCLC:912940647

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Engines of Creation by K. Eric Drexler Pdf

Author : Louis Shalako
Publisher : Long Cool One Books
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780992102661

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Engines of Creation by Louis Shalako Pdf

Short stories that pack a punch, including science fiction, fantasy, satire, humour, and a strangely uplifting mild horror. A collection.

Author : Jonathan Blossom
Publisher : Wait Groupe Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1878739905

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Engines of Creation by Jonathan Blossom Pdf

Now programmers can learn the secrets of creating a real-time, interactive, virtual reality walkthrough program on Macintosh. This guide takes the reader through the complete development of "Gossamer" and shows how to use the Gossamer engine to journey and move about in 3D worlds.

Author : John Leslie
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0415140439

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The End of the World by John Leslie Pdf

For thousands of years, the human race has been fascinated and haunted by the idea of the Apocalypse. But it is only now, as we approach the end of the second millennium, that we are beginning to understand the scientific possibilities and real risks that support this primeval fear. This book persuasively explains and analyzes numerous scientifically supported dangers to our world to illustrate that the risk of human extinction is very real.

Author : Siddharth Vaidya
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nannotechnology
ISBN : 8189979094

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Engines of Creation by Siddharth Vaidya Pdf

Author : David H. Guston
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1025 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Nanotechnology
ISBN : 9781412969871

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Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society by David H. Guston Pdf

"Labeled either as the 'next industrial revolution' or as just 'hype', nanoscience and nanotechnologies are controversial, touted by some as the likely engines of spectacular transformation of human societies and even human bodies, and by others as conceptually flawed. These challenges make an encyclopedia of nanoscience and society an absolute necessity. Providing a guide to what these understandings and challenges are about, the Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society offers accessible descriptions of some of the key technical achievements of nanoscience along with its history and prospects. Rather than a technical primer, this encyclopedia instead focuses on the efforts of governments around the world to fund nanoscience research and to tap its potential for economic development as well as to assess how best to regular a new technology for the environmental, occupational, and consumer health and safety issues related to the field. Contributions examine and analyze the cultural significance of nanoscience and nanotechnologies and describe some of the organizations, and their products, that promise to make nanotechnologies a critical part of the global economy. Written by noted scholars and practitioners from around the globe, these two volumes offer nearly 500 entries describing the societal aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology."--Publisher's description.

Author : Martin Beech
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319487755

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The Pillars of Creation by Martin Beech Pdf

This book explores the mechanics of star formation, the process by which matter pulls together and creates new structures. Written for science enthusiasts, the author presents an accessible explanation of how stars are born from the interstellar medium and giant molecular clouds. Stars produce the chemicals that lead to life, and it is they that have enabled the conditions for planets to form and life to emerge. Although the Big Bang provided the spark of initiation, the primordial universe that it sired was born hopelessly sterile. It is only through the continued recycling of the interstellar medium, star formation, and stellar evolution that the universe has been animated beyond a chaotic mess of elementary atomic particles, radiation, dark matter, dark energy, and expanding spacetime. Using the Milky Way and the Eagle Nebula in particular as case studies, Beech follows every step of this amazing process.

Author : Nicholas G. Rambidi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783211996997

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Molecular Computing by Nicholas G. Rambidi Pdf

The question whether molecular primitives can prove to be real alternatives to contemporary semiconductor means or effective supplements extending greatly possibilities of information technologies is addressed. Molecular primitives and circuitry for information processing devices are also discussed. Investigations in molecular based computing devices were initiated in the early 1970s in the hopes for an increase in the integration level and processing speed. Real progress proved unfeasible into the 1980 ́s. However, recently, important and promising results were achieved. The elaboration of operational 160-kilobit molecular electronic memory patterned 1011 bits per square centimeter in the end of 90 ́s were the first timid steps of information processing further development. Subsequent advances beyond these developments are presented and discussed. This work provides useful knowledge to anyone working in molecular based information processing.

Author : S. Shanmugam
Publisher : MJP Publisher
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Nanotechnology by S. Shanmugam Pdf

Nanochemistry Nanophysics Nanoelectronics Molecular Machine Molecular Manufacturing Nanomedicine and Nanobiology Instruments and Methodology Environmental and Social Issues Basic Information Extensive Coverage Step-by-step Explanation Includes Modern Developments Explores Future Aspects Application-oriented Topics Appendices Glossary Chapter-end References Index