K. Eric Drexler
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Kim Eric Drexler (born April 25, 1955) studied at MIT and received the first doctoral degree in Molecular Nanotechnology. He founded the Foresight Institute. He has written much about nanotechnology and coined the term "nanomachine". The Institute for Molecular Manufacturing has a Curriculum Vita of Drexler.

He originally began investigating thin metal films tens of nanometers thick in order to construct solar sails.

Books by Eric Drexler

• Engines of Creation (1986)
  • Available online at Engines of Creation - K. Eric Drexler
• Unbounding the Future (1991; with Chris Peterson and Gayle Pergamit)
  • Available online at Unbounding the Future: the Nanotechnology Revolution
• Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing and Computation (1992)

Books and Articles about Eric Drexler

• Nano: The Emerging Science of Nanotechnology by Ed Regis
• "The Creator": Interview with Eric Drexler by Michael Berry
• "The Incredible Shrinking World of Eric Drexler": Red Herring Interview by Anthony B. Perkins

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