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K. Eric Drexler


Born
Alameda, CA, The United States
Genre
Science, Nanotechnology


K. Eric Drexler, Ph.D., is a researcher and author whose work focuses on advanced nanotechnologies and directions for current research. His 1981 paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences established fundamental principles of molecular design, protein engineering, and productive nanosystems. Drexler’s research in this field has been the basis for numerous journal articles and for books including Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology (written for a general audience) and Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation (a quantitative, physics-based analysis). He recently served as Chief Technical Consultant to the Technology Roadmap for Productive Nanosystems, a project of the Battelle Memori ...more

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Engines of Creation: The Co...
4.18 avg rating — 942 ratings — published 1986 — 10 editions
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Radical Abundance: How a Re...
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Nanosystems: Molecular Mach...
4.18 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions
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Engines of Creation 2.0: Th...
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Unbounding the Future: Nano...
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Reframing Superintelligence...
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General intelligence from A...
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Analog Essays on Science
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“A radically unconventional future cannot be accommodated within the framework of plans made for a different world.”
― K. Eric Drexler, Radical Abundance: How a Revolution in Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization
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“Standard engineering delivers artifacts; exploratory engineering delivers knowledge.”
― K. Eric Drexler, Radical Abundance: How a Revolution in Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization
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“NOT SO LONG AGO, if you wanted to bring the sound of a violin into your home, you would have needed a violin and a violinist to play the instrument.”
― K. Eric Drexler, Radical Abundance: How a Revolution in Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization
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