Radical abundance : how a revolution in nanotechnology will change civilization / K. Eric Drexler.

Incluye bibliografía.

A Necessary Prelude -- An Unexpected World. Atoms, bits, and radical abundance ; An early journey of ideas ; From molecules to nanosystems. -- The Revolution in Context. Three revolutions, and a fourth ;The look and feel of the nanoscale world ; The ways we make things. -- Exploring Deep Technology. Science and the timeless landscape of technology ; The clashing concerns of engineering and science ; Exploring the potential of technology. -- The Technology of Radical Abundance. The machinery of radical abundance ; The products of radical abundance. -- The Trajectory of Technology. Today´s technologies of atomic precision ; A funny thing happened on the way to the future ; How to accelerate progress. -- Bending The Arc of the Future. Transforming the material basis of civilization ; Managing a catastrophic success ; Security for an unconventional future ; Changing our conversation about the future -- The molecular-level physical principles of atomically precise manufacturing -- Incremental paths to APM.