Probing the history of nanotechnology

Scanning probe microscopes feature prominently in the history of nanotechnology but, as a recent book on the subject makes clear, this history could have been very different. Chris Toumey explains.

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Published inNature nanotechnology Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 205 - 206
Main Author Toumey, Chris
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 05.04.2012
Nature Publishing Group
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Chemistry and Materials Science
Electron microscopes
Europe
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Materials Science
Microscopy
Microscopy, Atomic Force - history
Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling - history
Molecular Probe Techniques - history
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology - history
Nanotechnology and Microengineering
Nobel prizes
Research methodology
Scientists
thesis
United States
United States
Europe
United States > US
California
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Summary:Scanning probe microscopes feature prominently in the history of nanotechnology but, as a recent book on the subject makes clear, this history could have been very different. Chris Toumey explains.
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ISSN:1748-3387
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DOI:10.1038/nnano.2012.47