All Questions
Tagged with nanotechnology history-of
3
questions
3
votes
1
answer
154
views
First appearance of nano-tech on screen
Nanotechnology as per Wikipedia is
the use of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale for industrial purposes. The earliest, widespread description of nanotechnology referred to the ...
- 8,112
12
votes
2
answers
917
views
What's the first appearance of monomolecular wire or nanofilament (extremely thin, superstrong, hence cuts almost anything)?
There's a pivotal scene in Larry Niven's short story, "The Borderland of Sol" in which Beowulf Shaeffer uses a length of Sinclair monofilament -- a monomolecular wire as strong as molecular ...
- 23.3k
8
votes
1
answer
669
views
What was the earliest science fiction story to use nanotechnology?
What was the first use of nanotechnology in a science fiction story?
Richard Feynman gave a lecture "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" in 1959 which defined many of the concepts of the technology,...
- 4,740