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Applied Nanotechnology, 3rd Edition
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Applied Nanotechnology, 3rd Edition

by Jeremy Ramsden
January 2018
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
312 pages
11h 48m
English
William Andrew
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Chapter 2

Science, Technology, and Wealth

Abstract

Models for the growth of science, technology and wealth are presented. The traditional, linear, model, first formulated by Francis Bacon and beloved by State officials, put them in that order. A more realistic model positions science as an offshoot of technology and wealth. Nevertheless, nanotechnology, in common with the nuclear industry, appears to better fit the lines of the traditional model rather than the realistic model that well describes most of the history of technology within human societies.

Keywords

Linear model; Alternative model; Exponential growth; Social value

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ISBN: 9780128133446