You can find various histories of the world which cover the period from 1960. Most of them will not mention Ettinger’s book, or Eric Drexler’s, or any of the movements to which they gave rise
On the other hand, does anyone who has seriously thought about the issue expect nanotech to not be incredibly important in the long-term? It seems that there is a solid sceptical case that nano has been overhyped in the short term, perhaps even by Drexler.
But who will step forward having done a thorough analysis and say that humanity will thrive for another millennium without developing advanced nanotech?
On the other hand, does anyone who has seriously thought about the issue expect nanotech to not be incredibly important in the long-term? It seems that there is a solid sceptical case that nano has been overhyped in the short term, perhaps even by Drexler.
But who will step forward having done a thorough analysis and say that humanity will thrive for another millennium without developing advanced nanotech?