K.Eric Drexler

K.Eric Drexler, Chris Peterson, Gayle Pergamit

• Biograph -- K.Eric Drexler

• Nanotopia
  (BBC television documentary... episode of the BBC television programme series Horizon... Drexler appears in this documentary)

• Space Colonies edited by Stewart Brand
  (1977, non-fiction... contains: "The Space Colonies Idea 1969-1977", "Solar Sailing", and a letter by K.Eric Drexler... check the photo of him [taken at the L-5 Society commune in Tucson, Arizona] on page 90)

• Doing Science: The Reality Club edited by John Brockman
  (1991, non-fiction... contains: "Exploring Future Technologies" by K.Eric Drexler -- an essay describing the exploratory engineering approach to understanding future technological possibilities)

• Nano! by Ed Regis
  (1995, non-fiction... fascinating account of Drexler's conception of nanotechnology and its subsequent development... internal link to book synopsis and publishing data... recommended reading)

• Nanodreams edited by Elton Elliot
  (1995, anthology, short stories, science fiction, non-fiction... contains: "Introduction" by K.Eric Drexler... also contains several non-fiction pieces, and an afterword about the Foresight Institute)

• Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing, Vol.1 edited by Jonathan P.Jacky and Douglas Schuler
  (1989, non-fiction... based on the first major conference of the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility... contains: "Technologies of Danger and Wisdom" by K.Eric Drexler -- this essay discusses how computer technologies could be used to strengthen social mechanisms for dealing with complex problems)

Engines of Creation by K.Eric Drexler
(complete text of this book available online... thanks to Russell Earl Whitaker)

Foresight Institute
(founded by K.Eric Drexler and Chris Peterson... e-mail: foresight@cup.portal.com)

"Nanotechnology Separating Myth From Reality Preparing For The Future" by Mary Eisenhart
(published in Micro Times ... an interview with Eric Drexler)

http://www.nervecentre.com/anomaly/neal/Drexler.html
(haven't checked this URL yet... feedback welcome)

Nanotechnology
(Anachron Library glossary entry... plus links to other nanotechnology websites)

Posthuman
(Anachron Library glossary entry)

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