Radical Abundance

How a Revolution in Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization

By: K. Eric Drexler

Narrated by: Tim Pabon

K. Eric Drexler is the founding father of nanotechnology - the science of engineering on a molecular level. In Radical Abundance, he shows how rapid scientific progress is about to change our world. Thanks to atomically precise manufacturing, we will soon have the power to produce radically more of what people want, and at a lower cost. The result will shake the very foundations of our economy and environment.

Already, scientists have constructed prototypes for circuit boards built of millions of precisely arranged atoms. The advent of this kind of atomic precision promises to change the way we make things - cleanly, inexpensively, and on a global scale. It allows us to imagine a world where solar arrays cost no more than cardboard and aluminum foil, and laptops cost about the same.

A provocative tour of cutting edge science and its implications by the field’s founder and master, Radical Abundance offers a mind-expanding vision of a world hurtling toward an unexpected future.

©2013 K. Eric Drexler (P)2013 Gildan Media LLC

the book is what it says it is

This shows you the future of nanotechnology from the eyes of Eric K Drexler

He explains his journey and experiences with the field. Painting a picture of many trial and tribulations. He really feels nanotechnology is misunderstood, but what isn’t as it’s first being created.

This is honestly a book better read than to audible. If you aren’t as technically sound many parts of the book may be a tough read or cause you to stop what your doing to simply rewind to google a term in order to understand the capacity of what he is saying.
Honestly I would recommend reading the book multiple times.
It seems to be the only way to fully grasp every concept.

Technical Walkthrough

This Book is a thorough examination of Nano scale manufacturing and its potential impact future applications in medicine technology etc. A kinda of self help book for intellectuals in my view, this book explains how engineers and scientists can help foster in a new era of possibilities that are far reaching and could exponentially create a future of abundance while remaining vigilant of the perils that accompany precise manufacturing.

very interesting but VERY repetitive

I like the book very much, it is much too repetitive. I do not need to have the same thing started to me in ten different ways. Still worth listening to though.

A little to focused on himself

Pie in the sky, self absorbed, wishful thinking. I Didn't learn anything new. Caught myself losing focus and the book becoming just background noise. I tried skipping back to listen again just to have the same thing happen.

Not impressed

As a book this was a so-so experience from the father of nanotechnology. I did not feel like I've learned much new information from it. the tone of the book is very dry which isn't really a problem if the content had been more interesting.