The Next Scientific and Technological Revolution, and What It Will Mean to You

• Explains the core principles and tools that are increasingly driving scientific and technical progress
• Previews today's rapidly converging revolutions in cognitive science: from psychology to linguistics, artificial intelligence to anthropology
• Tours the shifting border between nanotechnology and biotechnology

Nanoconvergence is the coming unification of all significant technologies based on control of structures at the nanoscale. As biotechnology, information technology, cognitive science, physics, chemistry, and material science come together, their power will increase exponentially. This book is the first authoritative but easy-to-understand guide to the coming nanoconvergence revolution—and how it may reshape your life.

In Nanoconvergence, William Sims Bainbridge tours the future of science and technology in plain, nontechnical English. Bainbridge draws on an extraordinary breadth and depth of knowledge, based on his unique role at the epicenter of the nanoconvergence revolution. He successfully integrates insights from far-reaching scientific fields into a compelling human story—offering powerful insights you can use to plan your career, seek new investment opportunities, or simply understand what's coming next.

• Discover new breakthroughs in measuring, manipulating, and organizing matter at the nanoscale and the implications of those advances
• See why science fiction's view of nanotechnology is wrong and why the truth is even more exciting
• Preview new technologies built on the principles of cognitive science and enabled by nanotechnology
• Learn how nanotechnology may save Moore's Law, allowing computers to double in power every year for the next two decades
• Discover why nanoconvergence may spark a renaissance in the social sciences
• Examine the potential impact of scientific and technological convergence on human society and diversity