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 134
... cryobiology might lead to techniques for the easily re- versible freezing of human patients . He further suggested that physi- cians using future technology might be able to repair and revive patients frozen with present techniques ...
... cryobiology might lead to techniques for the easily re- versible freezing of human patients . He further suggested that physi- cians using future technology might be able to repair and revive patients frozen with present techniques ...
Page 135
... Cryobiologists are actively researching ways to freeze and thaw viable organs to allow surgeons to store them for later ... cryobiology offer rich possibilities for further experimentation . This combination of tangible , tantalizing ...
... Cryobiologists are actively researching ways to freeze and thaw viable organs to allow surgeons to store them for later ... cryobiology offer rich possibilities for further experimentation . This combination of tangible , tantalizing ...
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... CRYOBIOLOGY : The science of biology at low temperatures ; research in cryobiology has made possible the freezing and storing of sperm and blood for later use . CRYSTAL LATTICE : The regular three - dimensional pattern of atoms in a ...
... CRYOBIOLOGY : The science of biology at low temperatures ; research in cryobiology has made possible the freezing and storing of sperm and blood for later use . CRYSTAL LATTICE : The regular three - dimensional pattern of atoms in a ...
Contents
Engines of Construction | 3 |
The Principles of Change | 21 |
Predicting and Projecting | 39 |
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