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What Is Nanotechnology and Why Does It Matter: From Science to Ethics by Allhoff, Fritz, Lin, Patrick, Moore, Daniel(February 15, 2010) Paperback

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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

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First published November 19, 2009

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7 reviews
July 16, 2019
Kitap öncelikle 3 kısımdan oluşuyor. İlk bölüm nanoteknolojinin ne olduğu ve nerede kullanıldığına ağırlık veriyor. Temel konulardan bahsettiği için bu alana ilgili kişilerin rahatlıkla anlayabileceği bir dile sahip. Ancak ikinci kısım biraz daha nanoteknolojinin toplumsal sıkıntılarına ve çözümlerine odaklanıyor. Bu yüzden konunun bilimsel yönüne ağırlık verenler için kitaptan zaman zaman kopmalara neden olabiliyor. Son kısım ise biraz nanoteknolojinin kullanıldığı alanlara daha derinlemesine iniyor ve bu konularda örnekler sunuyor. Genel olarak nanoteknolojiye meraklı ama bu konuda fikir sahibi olmak isteyenler önerilebilecek bir kitap. Herkese iyi okumalar.
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September 10, 2023
Vaat ettiği her şeyi veren, anlatımı açık olan harika bir kitaptı. Bu kadar hızlı ilerleyen bir alan için 2010 yılında basılmış bir kitabın dilimize yedi yıl kadar uzun bir süre sonra kazandırılması çok üzücü ama yine de arşivlerimizde bulunduğu için mutluyum. Ayrıca kitabın baskısı, sayfalarının yumuşaklığı o kadar güzeldi ki okumak için beni en çok motive eden sebepti sanırım.
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August 22, 2012
I didn't know what to expect when I picked up this book. I found it on the side of the road, and thought, "This would be perfect as one of my required reading nonfiction books for my AP English Class." As I delved into this book, I was happily surprised by its content. The authors of this book start off by explaining the actual disambiguation of nanotechnology. What is Nanotechnology and Why Does it Matter? piqued my interest when the book talked about the role of nanotechnology in economics, warfare, and daily life. The chapters transitioned very nicely from one to another. I found the index was complete and easy to navigate.
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