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Title: Nanocosm: Nanotechnology and the Big Changes Coming from the Inconceivably Small by William Illsey Atkinson ISBN: 0-8144-7181-1 Publisher: AMACOM Pub. Date: June, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.56 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Nanatechnology: Real and Now!
Comment: Did you know that President Bush recently announced that $500 million would go to the National Nanotechnology Initiative? And that nano-technology is now considered one of the top 10 technologies that will change our lives? In this new book, William Illsey Atkinson delivers us to the world of the future, the world of incredible innovations in the fields of medicine, computing and engineering - the world of nanotechnology.
Now, when we talk about nanotechnology, we are talking small (really small, smaller-than-an-atom small). The book talks about what will happen once we get more prolific in working with this tiny technology, and how we will actually produce nanotechnology machines that will produce even smaller machines. Actually, these machines are so small, molecules will produce them automatically. Are you overwhelmed yet? Read on - this gets better. The following are some of Atkinson's amazing projections (remember, this isn't science fiction, this is real stuff that's being developed as you read this).
In two to five years, we can expect to see:
Car tires that will need air only once a year
Self assembly of small electronic parts (based on artificial DNA or guest host systems) Artificial semiconductors based on protein
Complete medical diagnostic laboratories based on a single computer chip less than one inch square In five to 10 years, we can expect to see:
Erasable/Rewritable paper for programmable books, magazines and newspapers
Light, efficient ceramic car engines
"Smart" buildings that self-stabilize after earthquakes and bombings
Inexpensive solar power that heats and lights cities by using roads and building windows as sun collectors And in 10 to 15 years, we can expect to see:
Paint-on computer and video displays
Cosmetic nanotechnology, including permanent hair and teeth restoration
Handheld super computers
This book is just loaded with this kind of earth-shaking information. And the good news is that, for a science book, it reads like a best seller. If you want to get a clear glimpse into the future for all of us, make sure you give this one a read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Loaded with fresh views of nanotechnology's future
Comment: William Illsey Atkinson's Nanocosm is an expert survey of nanotechnology and the big changes coming from small science advancements providing a series of eye-opening insights on the nature of scale and space. Nanoscience is the study of the infinitesimally small: the discoveries of nanotechnology and speculation of the nature of reality in a small, changed world make for a moving, involving title loaded with fresh views of nanotechnology's future.
Rating: 2
Summary: I should have read the reviews
Comment: I made the mistake of buying this book on impulse at a bookstore, without reading any reviews. I'll follow through by offering my comments on the book without biasing (or informing) myself by reading the other interviews first.
Atkinson did a lot of interviews for this book, and they are the highlight. He seems to do a good job of conveying the general nature of what his interviewees are working on. It was good to get a (possibly too) high-level view of what's going on in the field.
That said, my respect for the author declined steadily. He makes Eric Drexler into some kind of demon. Certainly a responsible author could question the feasibility of Drexler's ideas and his ways of promoting them, but there is no call for the sort of repeated attacks made here. A second annoyance was that the author's explanations of scientific points never seemed to ring true. Maybe he's trying to simplify drastically for his business readers, but his statements are not just simple - they are misleading. The quotes from his interviews were much better. Third, he'll often illustrate a single point with two or more metaphors, neither of which makes the point any clearer. In fact they almost seem to miss the point. Finally, he frequently tosses in his own political and cultural biases, which uniformly detract from the book.
By the way, my background is computer programming and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering. I know little about nanotechnology.
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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: Understanding Nanotechnology by Editors 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: Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea by Mark A. Ratner, Daniel Ratner, Mark Ratner ISBN: 0131014005 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 08 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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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: Engines of Creation : The Coming Era of Nanotechnology by Eric Drexler ISBN: 0385199732 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 16 September, 1987 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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