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Title: Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea by Mark A. Ratner, Daniel Ratner, Mark Ratner ISBN: 0-13-101400-5 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 08 November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (16 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Heavy on Hype, Light on Information
Comment: I really wanted to like it, I didn't much care for the Ratner's Introduction to Nano. The two dish out a lot of hype (Imagine that... imagine that... Nanotechnology may do all of these things!) and not as much information as one would expect, even from a book mean to ease you into a topic.
I found the writing totally average. Misconceived jokes and mechanical prose made reading the book most unpleasurable, and chapters are so divided that the book has very little continuity.
Look somewhere else for a book on nano.
Rating: 5
Summary: Nanotechnology, A gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea
Comment: This book is a great overview for the non-scientist. I found it to be an easy and quick read overall. This was the first book that I read on Nanotechnology and I understood about 80% of what was being said, after reading 3 more books on the topic and coming back to this one - I understood about 95% of what was being said. I have given this book to several friends that are interested in learning more about nanotechnology and they all find it to be and helpful.
Rating: 1
Summary: Feel free to pass this book by!
Comment: I have been very interested in the field and study of nanotechnology. I recently bought some books of which one was Mark Ratner's--Gentle Introduction. I struggled about halfway through before finally putting it down due to the incessant babble about how good Northwestern is and that the book's examples were quite unhelpful.
I understand that someone can be very proud of where they work and the type of people they interact with; and there is nothing wrong with that. However, I quickly became tired of how he thinks that the epicenter of the nanotechnological world revolves around Northwestern and his small group of colleagues. He seems to be kissing butt with his descriptions of them and rarely ventures to other areas of the world where other important research is going on.
I also was quite unhappy with the explanations of both technology examples and pictures in the book. The explanations do not fully describe what you are looking at and if you do not already have an idea of what he is trying to explain (from another research source) you will find yourself feeling like you are lacking full understanding.
This book is hardly a "gentle" introduction so don't waste your money on it like I did. It's more like walking down a dark path in a fog than receiving a clear understanding of where nanotechnology has come from and where it's going.
-Matt
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Title: Understanding Nanotechnology by Scientific American, editors at Scientific American ISBN: 0446679569 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Next Big Thing Is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business by Jack Uldrich, Deb Newberry ISBN: 1400046890 Publisher: Crown Business Pub. Date: 11 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Investor's Guide to Nanotechnology and Micromachines by Glenn Fishbine ISBN: 0471443557 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 04 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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Title: Nanotechnology and Homeland Security New Weapons for New Wars by Daniel Ratner, Mark A. Ratner, Mark Ratner, Dan Ratner ISBN: 0131453076 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 22 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Introduction to Nanotechnology by Charles P. Poole, Frank J. Owens ISBN: 0471079359 Publisher: Wiley-Interscience Pub. Date: 23 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $79.95 |
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