Toward a new dimension : exploring the nanoscale /
Anne Marcovich and Terry Shinn.
Bok Engelsk 2014
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| Omfang | xiii, 213 pages : : illustrations ;
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| Opplysninger | Mainstays of nanoscale research -- Worlds of nanophysics -- The scale of life? -- Epistemological frames and practices -- The role of combinatorials in structuring NSR cognitive trajectories -- Which disciplinarity for nanoscale research?. - "This compact volume contains a treasure trove of descriptions of key scientific work (particularly instrumentation) in the founding of the discipline of nanotechnology. Marcovich and Shinn (both, historians and sociologists of science, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, France) have provided an accessible description of the remarkable new understanding of and technologies available at the single molecule level, as well as brief sketches of the work of important figures illustrating what the authors identify as unique, discipline-spanning intellectual work. The authors' articulation of the epistemology and core descriptive framework used in nanotechnology research and engineering is particularly trenchant and convincing. In contrast to what is often termed “quantum weirdness,” which defies concrete images and determinism at the atomic level, nanotechnology successfully utilizes three-dimensional images of single atoms and their direct observation and control. While at times necessarily technical, the text is generally precise and does not overuse jargon. This book is a very good starting point for anyone who wants to comprehend the recent explosion of work at the nano level, appreciate how a new area of science has emerged with its own unique methods and startling new understanding of the atomic world, or glimpse the possibilities of technologies for designing and controlling materials at the atomic level."
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| ISBN | 0198714610. - 9780198714613
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