Review of Literature

The following list of texts is by no means comprehensive, but these five books, along with numerous webistes, served as the foundation for the content on this site. The books are listed in order of the influence they had on us as we created this site (most influential first). We highly recommend checking them all out when you have the chance.

Ratner, Mark , & Ratner, Daniel. (2003). Nanotechnology: A Gentle Introduction to the Next Big Idea. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall PTR.

An excellent introductory text. Written for the non-scientist, it is quite accessible. Also available in an online format.

 

Sargent, Ted. (2006). The Dance of Molecules: How Nanotechnology is Changing Our Lives. New York, New York: Thunder's Mouth Press.

Another accessible text in that it is not overly scientific and is written for the general public.

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.C. Crandall). (1996). Nanotechnology: Molecular Speculations on Global Abundance. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press

Becoming a bit dated, but it provides a good introduction to the science concepts behind nanotechnology.

 

Ohring, Milton. (1992). The Materials Science of Thin Films. San Diego, California: Academic Press

This is the first edition of a textbook used at the University of Minnesota. It is written for students and scientists and, as such, is highly detailed and quite technical.

 

Uldrich, Jack, & Newberry, Deb. (2003). The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business. New York, New York: Crown Business Publishing

Interesting, but, as the title indicates, it focuses on the impact that nanotechnology will have on business owners, which is not the focus of this website.