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Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology

This brilliant work heralds the new age of nanotechnology, which will give us thorough and inexpensive control of the structure of matter. Drexler examines the enormous implications of these developments for medicine, the economy, and the environment, and makes astounding yet well-founded projections for the future.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 299 pages

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