If Eric Drexler is the father of nanobots, then Robert Freitas is, I guess, their "crazy uncle." This just in from the good doctor.
- The second volume in the Nanomedicine book series by Robert A. Freitas Jr.,
, is now freely available online in
its entirety at http://www.nanomedicine.com/NMIIA.htm First published in
hardcover by Landes Bioscience in 2003, this comprehensive technical book
describes the many possible mechanical, physiological, immunological,
cytological, and biochemical responses of the human body to the in vivo
introduction of medical nanodevices, especially medical nanorobots.
Tim Harper's TNTlog, however, disagrees with the diagnosis:
- Just when we thought there was some positive movement in the media battle to wean popular press off nanobots and get down to the real businesses of nanotech, along comes another swarm of nanobots - more idle speculation sold as science.
A new volume in the Nanomedicine book series by Robert A. Freitas Jr. describes "the many possible mechanical, physiological, immunological, cytological, and biochemical responses of the human body to the in vivo introduction of medical nanodevices, especially medical nanorobots."
And we thought that we had enough issues to grapple with concerning humble nanoparticles and fullerenes.
While there is a lot of good information in the Nanomedicine series, it is well researched and thought out, albeit with a rather odd focus, we cannot help wondering whether the immense amount of effort put into determining the effects of accidentally ingesting diamondoid flying nanorobots and other decices yet to be invented may have been put to better use? More here
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