What Is Nanotechnology and Why Does It Matter: From Science to Ethics
Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin, Daniel Moore
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
ปี:
2010
สำนักพิมพ์:
Wiley-Blackwell
ภาษา:
english
จำนวนหน้า:
306
ISBN 10:
1405175443
ISBN 13:
9781405175456
ไฟล์:
PDF, 934 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2010