Drexler, K. Eric.

Nanosystems : molecular machinery, manufacturing, and computation / by K. Eric Drexler. - 1st ed - New York : Wiley, c1992. - xx, 556 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 535-546) and index.

1.PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES. 2.Classical Magnitudes and Scaling Laws. 3.Potential Energy Surfaces. 4.Molecular Dynamics. 5.Positional Uncertainty. 6.Transitions, Errors, and Damage. 7.Energy Dissipation. 8.Mechanosynthesis. 9.COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS. 10.Nanoscale Structural Components. 11.Mobile Interfaces and Moving Parts. 12.Intermediate Subsystems. 13.Nanomechanical Computational Systems. 14.Molecular Sorting, Processing, and Assembly. 15.Molecular Manufacturing Systems. 16.IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES. 17.Macromolecular Engineering. 18.Paths to Molecular Manufacturing. 19.Appendices. 20.Afterword. 21.Symbols, Units, and Constants. 22.Glossary. 23.References. 24.Index.

047157547X 0471575186 (pbk.)

92030870


Nanotechnology.

T174.7 / .D74 1992

620.4 / D.K.N 1992