What Is Nanotechnology and Why Does It Matter?: From Science to Ethics

Allhoff, Fritz; Lin, Patrick; Moore, Daniel

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

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2010-02-15

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781405175449

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Dimensions: 229.9cm x152.4cm

Pages: 304.0