Thank you. I've heard about the book that you've described. I'm particularly interested in "bottom-up" nanotech. Essentially, building complex items by putting one atom at a time together. Sort of like a Star Trek replicator. Even if I don't build one, I'd like to be in the know about what's happening. I'm kind of clueless at this point and am simply exploring.
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Scott Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Yves S. Garret > <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you guys think I'm going about the wrong way, what would you suggest > be a > > better one? > > "Nanotechnology" is a huge field that can be approached from nearly > any science and engineering discipline. Biology, physics, chemical > engineering/chemistry, mechanical engineering, and electrical > engineering all deal with nanotechnology one way or the other. > > One of the famous first books was "Engines of Creation" but K. Eric > Drexler. He released an updated free (beer) version as an ebook in > 2007 [1]. Once you find an area of nanotech you are interested in > you'll have to go to the library and try to find books/paper/magazine > articles that talk about your area. > > As for debian packages, there really isn't much to "learn" > nanotechnology - but there are packages useful for those working in > nanotechnology (such as the nanoscale-physics task [2]). To "get > started with Debian Science" simply install the metapackage for the > area you are interested in (list is here [3]). Of course those > packages tend to be useful for people working in the fields rather > than those interested in learning about the fields. > > ~Scott > > [1] http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?BookId=503 > [2] http://blends.alioth.debian.org/science/tasks/nanoscale-physics > [3] http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/debian-science > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/CANg8-dATOLL7JrguBn5qG4nj=robuc3hwkmodux0+rms8xv...@mail.gmail.com > >
