Peter McCluskey wrote:
> He [Drexler] thumbs his nose at traditional ways of financing basic
That makes sense. Too many prima donnas in the scientific establishment;
scientific research.
>
> He predicts that nanotech is important enough to make the research that
>the average scientist is engaged in insignificant, so people who don't
>substantially adopt his viewpoint as a guide for what to research often
>see his vision as a threat to their prestige or funding.
This also explains why the Japanese have focused so much more effectively on
nanotech than us. Their willingness to line up behind a visionary leader,
especially a foreign luminary, has paid dividends for them in the past
(remember
Chris
Demming?). I'll put my long term money with Nippon Nano.