Nanotechnology Conference.The global science and physicist communities are excited about nanotechnology. At any time anywhere in the World, you will find a conference on the subject. How it is affecting our lives, how it is affecting medicine, science and industry. And how exciting the prospect of molecular nanotechnology will be when it comes into play sometime within the next ten to twenty years. For the simple layman, nanotechnology is still the stuff of dreams, and most people are blissfully unaware of the affects that this most important technology is having on their everyday lives even now, through advances being made in medicine and computer technology among others When molecular nanotechnology begins to come into increased use, then there will be more and more discussion and conferences to be held on the subject. Changed days indeed from the first conference where the ideas behind this life changing form of technology were first discussed. When eminent physicist and Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman first began to discuss the subject at a conference held people sat up and listened. Professor Feynman was one of the most prominent physicists of the twentieth century and had been involved in some major scientific projects, one of the most well known being the development of the nuclear bomb. The lecture that Feynman presented to the members and guests of the highly acclaimed American Physical Society at their annual general meeting in late December 1959 laid the foundations of the modern nanotechnology era. He presented his theories and visions to an audience comprising the pick of the most eminent scientists of their era. Although most of the audience were already aware of the principals that lay behind this mind boggling technology of the future, Feynman's lecture at that conference entitled " there is plenty of room at the bottom" , broke the ground on the foundation of the surge to learn more about nanotechnology and its benefits. An interesting fact, unknown to many was that although Professor Richard Feynman foresaw most of the developments that nanotechnology would bring to the 21st century, this unusual and gifted man did not give the technology its name. This act was carried out by of K. Eric Drexler in his book "Engines of Creation" Mr. Drexler's book not only re-described and re-affirmed the extensive potential that this old/new technology could offer to mankind; it also gave it its name "Nanotechnology." With the launch of this book, Drexler signaled start of the Nanotechnology revolution on a practical basis and the technology became a regular topic for discussion at seminars and conferences, all over the globe. |