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 An Interesting Guide to Nanotechnology May 04, 2003
By Mr B R Lowe
This book has a number of different chapters from different authors. Each author seems to have had good experience in the nanotech field, relating his experiences, overview knowledge and expectations in the future. I liked the fact that they referred to very current day progress and studies they had done in their own laboratories, giving it a very real experience. They also gave a good overview of future nanotech, and did not go overboard on radical futuristic predications, grounding their vision both on scientific limits and what exists in nature already.Its a short book (140+ pages), and managed to read through it very quickly based on its interesting content and well written nature. I'd recommend it for people who have great interest in nanotechnology and are making their first few steps. Possibly, read this first to get an overview and then get into the more technical books. After having read this book, already articles on nanotech news sites are making easier reading already. This is probably not easy reading for the average person, one would have to have a basic chemistry and physics to maximize ones gain from the book. A PHD/Masters (thankfully) is not required.
38 of 39 found the following review helpful:
A collection of papers on Nanotechnologies Feb 16, 2003
By P. PAI
This book collects papers from good to great contributors. The technical details are reasonable for any one with engineering background. It is more of an introduction to people who are most interested in the nanotube development. The books explains that nanotechnologies fall between the usual daily macrophysics and the quantum mechanics, and that is why it is so mysterious. However, the book, since written mostly by scientists, does not go into great details on the applications side. It provides a cautiously optimistic view of the future, but does not go into more details in painting a futuristic pictures.
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 A good introduction Sep 20, 2005
By Walter G. Paine
If you want to know what Nanothechnology is this book will tell you. It is aimed at the "intelligent layman" and as such succeeds rather well.
I found it easier going from a stylistic point of view than Ratner's "Nanothechnology: Gentle Introduction to the next big idea". If I were to buy only one of them I should buy this one.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Good book for starters who are interested. May 16, 2005
By Eliud Cabrera
I just finished reading this book, and i must say wow. Before i read this book i knew nothing about Nanotechnology. Now i have a basic idea of how this technology can change our future. This is a good book for people who are interested in at least getting a foundation about this stuff.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
An excellent introduction for the new technological bang Jul 09, 2005
By Manuel G. Quintana Garcia
Materials Science usually offers an unique opportunity to test our scientific models. The search for new properties in the mesoscopic realm has open such expectatives in several scientific fields -from physics and chemistry to biology and medicine- that an introductory text is a great help in order to obtain a wide view of the next scientific and technological trends. Scientific American has made this recopilation of several essays that bring together the main ideas for the new technological revolution, at a level usefull for the expert and understandable for the lay man. As a Materials Scientist I enthusiastically recommend it.
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