Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea

by Mark A. Ratner, Daniel Ratner

This is an explanation of what Nanotechnology is all about and its business aspects, written in an approachable and witty style. Nanotechnology's impact will reach beyond science to touch the everyday health, work, and businesses.

Genres: Science, Physics

208 pages, Paperback

First published November 18, 2002

Reviews

[J C]

dreadful. one can literally fall asleep reading this while walking. at night, its presence makes owls fall from trees.

[Roy]

Reading this book in 2023 still makes you feel like you're reading about the future. As I was reading it, it was hard to come to terms with this book being written 21 years ago. The technology has been around for decades and a small number of people know anything about it. Great read to get introduced to nanotechnology.

[Hieu Cao]

I gave this book 3 stars because it is exactly like its title: A gentle introduction to the Next Big Idea, and it is exactly what I can like but never really like. Fairly speaking, if you want to read something to have an overview about current technology, this is a decent choice, 4 stars and a half maybe. Compared to Understanding Nanotechnology of Scientific American, this book is much clearer without losing much technical insights.

Highly recommend this book if you want a quick, lightly-reading overview of nanotechnology.

[Hamad Al Hammadi]

كتاب علمي حول تكنولوجيا النانو القادمة بقوة في السنوات القادمة
الكتاب مترجم إلى العربية سنة 2011 ، لكن تأليف الكتاب كان في سنة 2003 وهذا ما قد يجعل المعلومات قديمة بعض الشيء وهذا أمر مهم في الجوانب العلمية التي تتطور بشكل مطرد وبوتيرة سريعة جداً
الكتاب مع أنه مقدمة ، لكنه متخصص ويحتوي الكثير على المصطلحات العلمية المملة أحياناً ( وخاصة التعريب الممل وغير المفهوم في كثير من الأحيان )
عموماً المعلومات شيقة ومفيدة للمهتمين في هذه التكنولوجيا الجديدة

[Dave Jenkins]

Great overview circa 2003. Can't put it down!