What is Nanotechnology and Why Does it Matter? : From Science to Ethics Hardback
by Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin, Daniel Moore
Hardback
- Information
Description
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
Information
-
Unavailable
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:28/01/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781405175456
Other Formats
- PDF from £76.46
Information
-
Unavailable
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:28/01/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781405175456