Author: Regis, Edward
1st pbk. ed; Paperback
325 pages
Published: January 1996
Time Warner Books UK
ISBN: 0316738522
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In this fascinating book, noted science writer Ed Regis takes readers inside an imminent scientific revolution--nanotechnology--that was first conceived by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Profiling the visionary scientists and engineers who may soon make molecule-sized machines a reality, Regis Brilliantly explores nano's implications--from medicine and manufacturing to computing and warfare. 15 photos.Introducing a new technology that may change the world as we know it--atom by atom--a science writer explains the research, conflicts, risks, and wonders of nanotechnology.