Engines of Creation
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Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology is a 1986 molecular nanotechnology book written by K. Eric Drexler with a foreword by Marvin Minsky. An updated version was released in 2007. The book has been translated into Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Chinese.[1]
Synopsis
The book features nanotechnology, which
Topics also include
Nanosystems (1992)
Drexler's 1992 book, Nanosystems: molecular machinery, manufacturing, and computation
Engines of Creation 2.0 (2007)
An updated version of the book, Engines of Creation 2.0,[3] which includes more recent papers and publications, was published as a free ebook on February 8, 2007.
Reception
The book and the theories it presents have been the subject of some controversy. Scientists such as
See also
- The Limits to Growth, 1972 report
- Planetary boundaries
References
- ^ "Engines of Creation - K. Eric Drexler : Cover". www.e-drexler.com. Archived from the original on 2006-06-10.
- ISBN 0-471-57518-6
- ^ Engines of Creation 2.0
External links
- Full text of version 1.0 (1986) Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Full text in Italian: MOTORI DI CREAZIONE - L'era prossima della nanotecnologia
- Full text in Chinese: 创造的发动机
- Drexler's personal website and digital archive
- Biography of K. Eric Drexler Archived 2020-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- "Engines of Creation – Nanotechnology Will Save Us" Synopsis by Dan Geddes
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