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What Is Nanotechnology and Why Does It Matter: From Science to Ethics

By Fritz Allhoff , Patrick Lin , Daniel Moore

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2010
ISBN
1405175451, 9781405175456, 9781405175449
LCC
T174.7 .A496 2010
Open Library ID
OL23687373M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
934 kB (956772 bytes)
Pages
306\306
Time added
2010-10-03 22:52:24

Description

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

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