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Topia!: Science: Technology: Nanotechnology: Books (87)
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 Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology - By K. Eric Drexler; Anchor Books, 1986, ISBN 0385199732. With a Foreword by Marvin Minsky, this is the first and still the classic book on nanotechnology. [Foresight Institute, Online]
Nanomedicine, Volume 1: Basic Capabilities - By Robert A. Freitas Jr.; Landes Bioscience, 1999, ISBN 157059645X, volume 1 of 3. About applying nanotechnology to medicine. [Online] Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology Revolution - By K. Eric Drexler, Chris Peterson, Gayle Pergamit; William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1991; Quill (reprint), 1993, ISBN 0688125735. Clear, nontechnical introduction to molecular manufacturing: what it is, and may make possible, dangers and opportunities. [Foresight Institute, Online] Foresight Institute Nanotechnology Bookstore - Amazon.com associate program for books sold via Foresight. If one wishes to buy any of these titles, and does so via these Foresight links, then Foresight shares in the profit. Nanotech Book Reviews - Steve Lenhert reviews his two favorite nanotech books, Travels to the Nanoworld and Nanotechnology. Nanosystems Book Review - K. Eric Drexler's textbook reviewed by Chris Worth followed by much interesting, lively debate. [Slashdot] Travels to the Nanoworld: Miniature Machinery in Nature and Technology - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nano- and Microelectromechanical Systems: Fundamentals of Nano- and Microengineering - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] The Investor's Guide to Nanotechnology & Micromachines - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nanotechnology: Research and Perspectives - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nanotechnology: Molecular Speculations on Global Abundance - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nanotechnology: Towards a Molecular Construction Kit - By Arthur ten Wolde; New World Ventures, 1998, ISBN 908044961X. Describes topic; where physical, chemical and biotic approaches meet; possible technologies for nano-fabrication, possible effects. [Amazon.com] Nanomedicine, Volume 1: Basic Capabilities - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology Revolution - By K. Eric Drexler, Chris Peterson, Gayle Pergamit; Quill (reprint), 1993, ISBN 0688125735. [Amazon.com] Prospects in Nanotechnology: Toward Molecular Manufacturing - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Key Technologies for the 21st Century: Scientific American: A Special Issue - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nanotechnology Research Directions: IWGN Workshop Report: Vision for Nanotechnology in the Next Decade - Edited by R.S. Williams, P. Alivisatos, M.C. Roco; Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000, ISBN 0792362209. Report based on consensus views of government, academia, private sector, by Interagency Working Group on Nano Science, Engineering, and Technology. [Amazon.com] Nanotechnology - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] The First Immortal - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] The First Immortal - By James L. Halperin; Del Rey, Random House, 1998, ISBN 0345420926. Fictionally explores nanotechnology's impact on the human future, special focus on cryonics, life extension. Has author forum, news, information, opinion poll. [Random House] Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Becoming Immortal: Nanotechnology, You, and the Demise of Death - By Wesley M. Du Charme; Blue Creek Ventures, 1995, ISBN 0964628201. Popular treatment of nanotechnology, cryonics. [Amazon.com] Molecular Engineering of Nanosystems - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nanostructured Materials - Edited by Jackie Yi-Ru Ying; Academic Press, 2001, ISBN 0127444513. Course book and compact reference for academic and industrial readers. [Amazon.com] The Forge of Mars - By Bruce Balfour; ACE-Oryx, 2002, ISBN 0441009549. Futuristic thriller explores nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, colonizing Mars. Site has science news, author bio, reader's guide, links, Mars photos. [Scribbling Gargoyle Entertainment Corp.] Our Molecular Future: How Nanotechnology, Robotics, Genetics and Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Our World - By Douglas Mulhall; Prometheus Books, 2002, ISBN 1573929921. Examines vast potential of new technologies to help us cope with many problems. Site has table of contents, excerpts, news release. [Prometheus Books Publishers] The Forge of Mars - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Our Molecular Future: How Nanotechnology, Robotics, Genetics and Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Our World - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea - By Mark Ratner, Daniel Ratner; Prentice Hall PTR, 2002, ISBN 0131014005. For non-technical readers, simple, brief, survey, little math; shows how topic works, what's new and next, why it may be next $1 trillion industry. [Prentice Hall PTR] Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology - Edited by Hari Singh Nalwa; Academic Press, 2000, ISBN 0125137605, Volumes 1-5. Won 1999 Award of Excellence in Engineering Handbooks from Association of American Publishers; 140 authors. [Academic Press] Molecular Engineering of Nanosystems - By Edward A. Rietman; Springer-Verlag NY, 2001, ISBN 0387989889. Technical introduction. It is growing possible to manipulate biotic tissues and materials the size of individual cells, organelles, molecules. [publisher website] Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology - Description, picture, links. [Anchor] Nano- and Microelectromechanical Systems: Fundamentals of Nano- and Microengineering - By Sergey Edward Lyshevski; CRC Press, 2000, ISBN 0849309166. Text for one semester course, needs calculus, electromagnetics, physics. Builds theory foundation to develop, analyze, prototype NEMS, MEMS. [CRC Press] MEMS and NEMS: Systems, Devices, and Structures - By Sergey Edward Lyshevski; CRC Press, 2002, ISBN 0849312620. Multidisciplinary, forms basis for MEMS, NEMS synthesis, modeling, analysis, simulation, control, prototyping, fabrication. [CRC Press] MEMS and NEMS: Systems, Devices, and Structures - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology - Edited by William A. Goddard III, Donald W. Brenner, Sergey Edward Lyshevski, Gerald J. Iafrate; CRC Press, 2002, ISBN 0849312000. Examines NEMS applications in many diverse areas. [CRC Press] Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nanoelectromechanics in Engineering and Biology - By Michael Pycraft Hughes; CRC Press, 2002, ISBN 0849311837. Nanotechnology depends on abilities to manage nanoscale objects via interactions of electric fields, nanoparticles, ambient molecules. [CRC Press] Nanoelectromechanics in Engineering and Biology - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nanotechnology: Basic Science and Emerging Technologies - Edited by Mick Wilson, Kamali Kannangara, Geoff Smith, Michelle Simmons, Burkhard Raguse; CRC Press, 2002, ISBN 0849311837. Accessible to nonspecialists, engineers, scientists outside the field, even undergraduates. [CRC Press] Nanotechnology: Basic Science and Emerging Technologies - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Designing the Molecular World - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Designing the Molecular World: Chemistry at the Frontier - Philip Ball; Princeton University Press, 1996, ISBN 0691029008. Accessible survey of new results in many major fields allied with chemistry: molecular electronics, artificial enzymes, smart polymer gels. [Princeton University Press] Nanotechnology: Research and Perspectives - Edited by B.C. Crandall, James Lewis; MIT Press, 1992, ISBN 0262031957. Overview of presently understood paths to molecule scale engineering. [MIT Press] Nanotechnology: Molecular Speculations on Global Abundance - Edited by B.C. Crandall; MIT Press, 1996, ISBN 0262531372. Accessible to wide audience, with references to technical literature, shows wide range of uses of nanotechnology. [MIT Press] Nano: The Emerging Science of Nanotechnology - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nano: The Emerging Science of Nanotechnology - By Ed Regis; Little Brown & Co., 1996, ISBN 0316738522. Overview of short, rapid history of this topic, proponents and opponents, prospects. [Time Warner Bookmark] Understanding Nanotechnology - Edited by Scientific American; Warner Books, 2002, ISBN 0446679569. Accessible overview of this topic, and many profound applications. [Time Warner Bookmark] Understanding Nanotechnology - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Travels to the Nanoworld: Miniature Machinery in Nature and Technology - By Michael Gross; Perseus Publishing, 1999, ISBN 0306460084. Popularization about natural systems, new and nano- technologies. [Perseus Publishing] The Investor's Guide to Nanotechnology & Micromachines - By Glenn Fishbine; John Wiley & Sons, 2002, ISBN 0471443557. First investment guide to fast emerging industry. In 2000, government and private investment topped $1 billion, should grow exponentially in future. [John Wiley & Sons] Introduction to Nanotechnology - By Charles P. Poole, Jr., Frank J. Owens; John Wiley & Sons, 2003, ISBN 0471079359. Broad, practical overview of topic, gives researchers coverage of developments in nanotechnology outside their fields. [publisher website] Introduction to Nanotechnology - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nano-Engineering in Science and Technology: An Introduction to the World of Nano-Design - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Prospects in Nanotechnology: Toward Molecular Manufacturing - Edited by Markus Krummenacker, James Lewis; John Wiley & Sons, 1995, ISBN 0471309141. Result of Foresight Institute 3rd nanotechnology conference; introduction and overview, then topical presentations. [publisher website] Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation - By K. Eric Drexler; John Wiley & Sons, 1992, ISBN 0471575186. Large, pioneering technical and mathematical text, may be author's greatest contribution to this field. [publisher website] Integrated Chemical Systems: A Chemical Approach to Nanotechnology - By Allen J. Bard; Wiley-Interscience, 1994, ISBN 0471007331. Systematic, real world approach to nanosystems, many actual examples, scores of figures and photo illustrations. [John Wiley & Sons] Integrated Chemical Systems: A Chemical Approach to Nanotechnology - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Highly-Organized Substances and Nanotechnology: 2nd International Conference on Chemistry of Highly-Organized Substances and Scientific Principles of Nanotechnology - Edited by V.B. Alescovskii; John Wiley & Sons, 1999, ISBN 3527298045. Part of macromolecular symposia series, meeting theme: combining isolated effects in studying covalent and non-covalent multinuclear chemical systems. [publisher website] Semiconductors for Micro- and Nanotechnology: An Introduction for Engineers - By Jan G. Korvink, Andreas Greiner; John Wiley & Sons, 2002, ISBN 3527302573. Textbook on properties and behavior of semiconductors, how to use them to design and make micro- and nano-systems. [publisher website] Semiconductors for Micro- and Nanotechnology: An Introduction for Engineers - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Electrochemical Nanotechnology: In Situ Local Probe Techniques at Electrochemical Interfaces - Edited by Wolfgang J. Lorenz, Waldfried Plieth; John Wiley & Sons, 1998, ISBN 0471575186. Full treatment of interface phenomena at solid state surfaces by local probe methods such as near contact microscopy. [publisher website] Electrochemical Nanotechnology: In Situ Local Probe Techniques at Electrochemical Interfaces - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Future Trends in Microelectronics: The Nano Millennium - Edited by Serge Luryi, Jimmy Xu, Alex Zaslavsky; John Wiley & Sons, 2002, ISBN 0471212474. Based on ideas, discussions arising from 3rd Future Trends in Microelectronics (FTM) workshop series, summer 2001. [publisher website] Future Trends in Microelectronics: The Nano Millennium - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Nanotechnology - Edited by Gregory Timp; Springer-Verlag, 1999, ISBN 0387983341. Undergraduate level survey of machinery and science of nanometer scale, many images, 22 authors of many disciplines. [Springer-Verlag NY] Chemistry at the Beginning of the Third Millennium - Edited by Luigi Fabbrizzi, Antonio Poggi; Springer-Verlag, 2000, ISBN 0387989889. Accessible treatment of molecular design, supramolecules, nanotechnology and beyond; 15 chapters by specialists. [publisher website] Key Technologies for the 21st Century: Scientific American: A Special Issue - Edited by Scientific American; W.H. Freeman & Co, 1996, ISBN 0716729482. One of series; treats future of medicine, cyberspace, transport, production, energy, environment, with a nanotechnology focus. [publisher website] Femtochemistry and Femtobiology: Ultrafast Dynamics in Molecular Science - Edited by Abderrazzak Douhal, Jesus Santamaria; Imperial College Press, 2002, ISBN 9810248660. Reviews, papers on ultrafast dynamics in molecular science, from top international scientists. [publisher website] Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes - By Riichiro Saito, Gene Dresselhaus, Mildred S. Dresselhaus; Imperial College Press, 1998, ISBN 1860940935. Introductory textbook for graduate students, researchers in condensed matter and solid state physics. [publisher website] Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Femtochemistry and Femtobiology: Ultrafast Dynamics in Molecular Science - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Hacking Matter: Levitating Chairs, Quantum Mirages, and the Infinite Weirdness of Programmable Atoms - By Wil McCarthy; Basic Books, 2003, ISBN 046504428X. Programmable matter, via quantum dots, will someday change our lives. Author visits labs of major firms, talks to researchers developing this extraordinary technology. [SFF Net] Hacking Matter: Levitating Chairs, Quantum Mirages, and the Infinite Weirdness of Programmable Atoms - Descriptions, reviews, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Hacking Matter: The New Science Of Programmable Atoms - Brief description, link to related science books. [Basic/Perseus Books] Nano-Engineering in Science and Technology: An Introduction to the World of Nano-Design - By Michael Rieth; World Scientific Publishing, 2003, ISBN 9812380736. Technical introduction, starts with quantum mechanical treatment of many-particle problem; focus: molecular dynamics method. [publisher website] Nanoscience: Friction and Rheology on the Nanometer Scale - Edited by E. Meyer, T. Gyalog, R.M. Overney, K. Dransfeld; World Scientific Publishing, 1999, ISBN 9812380620. Technical introduction to nanometer-scale tribology via friction force probe microscopy. [publisher website] Nanoscience: Friction and Rheology on the Nanometer Scale - Information, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Quantum Dots - Edited by Elena Borovitskaya, Michael S. Shur; World Scientific Publishing, 2002, ISBN 9810249187. Technical review of all current aspects of quantum dot systems, theory, and technology. [publisher website] Quantum Dots - Information, purchase source. [Amazon.com] Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes - Description, information, contents, sample chapters. [World Scientific Publishing] Microelectronics, Microsystems and Nanotechnology - Edited by Androula G. Nassiopoulou, Xanthi Zianni; World Scientific Publishing, 2000, ISBN 9810247699. Conference proceedings, Athens, Greece, 20-22 November 2000, table of contents. [publisher website] Microelectronics, Microsystems and Nanotechnology - Information, purchase source. [Amazon.com] AsiaNANO 2002: Proceedings of the Asian Symposium on Nanotechnology and Nanoscience 2002 - Edited by Masatsugu Shimomura, Teruya Ishihara; World Scientific Publishing, 2002, ISBN 9812383921. Conference proceedings, Tokyo, Japan, 27-29 November 2002, table of contents. [publisher website]
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