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Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology By K. Eric Drexler; Anchor Books, 1986, ISBN 0385199732. With a Foreword by Marvin Minsky, this is the first and still the classic book on nanotechnology. [Foresight Institute, Online] Nanomedicine, Volume 1: Basic Capabilities By Robert A. Freitas Jr.; Landes Bioscience, 1999, ISBN 157059645X, volume 1 of 3. About applying nanotechnology to medicine. [Online] Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology Revolution By K. Eric Drexler, Chris Peterson, Gayle Pergamit; William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1991; Quill (reprint), 1993, ISBN 0688125735. Clear, nontechnical introduction to molecular manufacturing: what it is, and may make possible, dangers and opportunities. [Foresight Institute, Online] Nanotech Book Reviews Steve Lenhert reviews his two favorite nanotech books, Travels to the Nanoworld and Nanotechnology. Nanosystems Book Review By Chris Worth. K. Eric Drexler's textbook reviewed, followed by much interesting, lively debate. [Slashdot] Travels to the Nanoworld: Miniature Machinery in Nature and Technology Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nano- and Microelectromechanical Systems: Fundamentals of Nano- and Microengineering Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] The Investor's Guide to Nanotechnology & Micromachines Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nanotechnology: Research and Perspectives Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nanotechnology: Molecular Speculations on Global Abundance Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] |
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