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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

Year
2010
ISBN
1405175443, 9781405175449, 1405175451, 9781405175456, 1444318004, 9781444318005
LCC
T174.7 .A496 2010
Open Library ID
OL23687373M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
934 kB (956869 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
304\306
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

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 impactOffers 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 issuesAuthored by a nanoscientist and philosophers, offers an accurate and accessible look at the science while providing an ideal text for ethics and philosophy coursesExplores the most immediate and urgent areas of social impact of nanotechnology

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