Engines of Creation
K. Eric Drexler(Author)
Oxford Paperbacks (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
310 pages
978-0-19-286149-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
glossary, index
ISBN-13
978-0-19-286149-8 (9780192861498)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part 1 The foundations of foresight: engines of construction; the principles of change; predicting and projecting. Part 2 Profiles of the possible: engines of abundance; thinking machines; the world beyond Earth; engines of healing; long life in an open world; a door to the future; the limits to growth. Part 3 Dangers and hopes: engines of destruction; strategies and survival; finding the facts; the network of knowledge; world enough and time.