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Nanotechnology: Wonder-Cure Or Major Hype?
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Nanotechnology: Wonder-Cure Or Major Hype?
Examines the history of nanotechnology since it was first proposed in 1959. Assesses some of the potential future directions of the field. Discusses some of the philosophical dilemmas in the field.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages) |
5 sources |
1997
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"Nanotechnology: Wonder-Cure or Major Hype?An Introduction to Nanotechnology
Medieval philosophers, it is said, would spend days and weeks arguing about how many angels could dance on the head of a pin. Hundreds of years later, only the subject has changed. Today, futuristic philosophers and scientists spend days, weeks, and, in some cases, lifetimes, arguing "How many atom-sized manufacturers can build new worlds on the head of a pin." That question is the essence of a new scientific discipline called "Nanotechnology," "nano" being Greek for "Dwarf."
As Pecovitz (1997) notes, "nanotechnology conjures images that seem a little preposterous even to the most optimistic technophiles: microscopic cell-repair machines speeding through ..."
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