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What Is Nanotechnology
Contributor(s): Allhoff, Fritz (Author), Lin, Patrick (Author), Moore, Daniel (Author)
ISBN: 1405175443     ISBN-13: 9781405175449
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $57.90  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Mems
- Technology & Engineering | Social Aspects
- Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects
Dewey: 620.5
LCCN: 2009032168
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.01 lbs) 304 pages
 
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Ongoing research in nanotechnology promises both innovations and risks, potentially and profoundly changing the world. This book helps to promote a balanced understanding of this important emerging technology, offering an informed and impartial look at the technology, its science, and its social impact and ethics.
  • Nanotechnology is crucial for the next generation of industries, financial markets, research labs, and our everyday lives; this book provides an informed and balanced look at nanotechnology and its social impact
  • Offers a comprehensive background discussion on nanotechnology itself, including its history, its science, and its tools, creating a clear understanding of the technology needed to evaluate ethics and social issues
  • Authored by a nanoscientist and philosophers, offers an accurate and accessible look at the science while providing an ideal text for ethics and philosophy courses
  • Explores the most immediate and urgent areas of social impact of nanotechnology