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 32
... chiefly to serve people with superior goods , others compete chiefly to intim- idate them with superior weapons . The pressures of evolution drive both . The global technology race has been accelerating for billions of years . The ...
... chiefly to serve people with superior goods , others compete chiefly to intim- idate them with superior weapons . The pressures of evolution drive both . The global technology race has been accelerating for billions of years . The ...
Page 163
... chiefly about timing and details . Growth on Earth does face limits , since Earth has limited room , whether for farming or anything else . Malthus failed to predict when limits would pinch us chiefly because he failed to anticipate ...
... chiefly about timing and details . Growth on Earth does face limits , since Earth has limited room , whether for farming or anything else . Malthus failed to predict when limits would pinch us chiefly because he failed to anticipate ...
Page 257
... chiefly through re- search projects . The L5 Society ( 1060 East Elm , Tucson , Ariz . 85719 ) is a nonprofit , membership - oriented organization aimed at advancing the eco- nomic development and settlement of space , working chiefly ...
... chiefly through re- search projects . The L5 Society ( 1060 East Elm , Tucson , Ariz . 85719 ) is a nonprofit , membership - oriented organization aimed at advancing the eco- nomic development and settlement of space , working chiefly ...
Contents
Engines of Construction | 3 |
The Principles of Change | 21 |
Predicting and Projecting | 39 |
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