Engineering Sciences 9 - Nanotechnology

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Dartmouth College

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Description:

Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S This course will study the nanoscale world. The course will explore the basic tenets, as well as the emerging applications of nanoscience. We will introduce the visionaries of the nanotechnological revolution, including specifically, Feynman, Drexler, and Smalley as well as the controversies surrounding some of these individuals. Science fiction and science fact blend as never before when nanotechnology is explored in literature. The class will read Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age, a novel in which nanotechnology is used to control human activity, and examine its implications on the moral duties of those involved in the discovery and application of natural phenomena. No Prerequisite. Dist: TAS. Gibson.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dartmouth.edu

Phone Number:

(603) 646-1110

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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