From: EvMick@aol.com
Date: Fri Jul 31 1998 - 19:19:21 MDT
In a message dated 7/31/98 5:08:18 PM Central Daylight Time, hal@rain.org
writes:
>
> Overall the book sounds like it may be an interesting piece of speculative
> engineering, but I wonder whether it will do much in the long run to
> advance nanotechnology.
>
always the naysayers.
I read "Engines of Creation"...that got me hooked on the idea...and I searched
in vain for several years thereafter for more info. Speculative engineering
has a very definite place. "Pep Squads" are not all bad. For some of
us...the mathematically challenged...it's about all we have. And were sure
not gonna get it from the mass media.
EvMick
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