Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of NanotechnologyIn this original book about the consequences of new technologies, Drexler takes the reader through exhilarating new discoveries and the promise of those around the corner. Beginning with the insight that what we can do depends on what we can build, Drexler analyzes nanotechnology, which involves the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules. He makes a plausible case for expecting technological developments in artificial intelligence and molecular engineering that will result in tiny mechanisms being controlled by microscopic powerful thinking computers. He also explains how the new alternatives could be directed toward vital human concerns -- wealth or poverty, health or sickness, peace or war. ISBN 0-385-19972-4: $17.95. |
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Page 56
... arms for building replicas of themselves , an atom or a section at a time . How fast these replicators can replicate ... arm a hundred atoms long . The box and arm contain devices that move the arm from position to position , and others ...
... arms for building replicas of themselves , an atom or a section at a time . How fast these replicators can replicate ... arm a hundred atoms long . The box and arm contain devices that move the arm from position to position , and others ...
Page 57
... arms and several more arms to hold and move workpieces . Each of these arms will add another million atoms or so . The other parts - tape readers , chemical processors , and so forth- may also be as complicated as assemblers . Finally ...
... arms and several more arms to hold and move workpieces . Each of these arms will add another million atoms or so . The other parts - tape readers , chemical processors , and so forth- may also be as complicated as assemblers . Finally ...
Page 59
... arms- perhaps an army of replicators reprogrammed for construction work and arrayed in orderly ranks . Conveyors and ... arms will work together to build a broad , solid structure layer by layer . Each arm will be respon- sible for its ...
... arms- perhaps an army of replicators reprogrammed for construction work and arrayed in orderly ranks . Conveyors and ... arms will work together to build a broad , solid structure layer by layer . Each arm will be respon- sible for its ...
Contents
Engines of Construction | 3 |
The Principles of Change | 21 |
Predicting and Projecting | 39 |
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