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
- ISBN:
- 9781405175449
- 9781405175449
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Category:
- Nanotechnology
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
-
28-01-2010
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions (mm):
- 230x152x23mm
- Weight:
- 0.47kg
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