K. Eric Drexler

K. Eric Drexler

male, 54 years old
Often described as the 'father of nanotechnology', K. Eric Drexler is a researcher whose work focuses on advanced nanotechnologies and directions...
Ralph Merkle

Ralph Merkle

male, 57 years old
Dr. Merkle received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1979 where he co-invented public key cryptography.He joined Xerox PARC in 1988, where he...
Richard Feynman

Richard Feynman

male, deceased (1988) (FAR ROCKAWAY, New York, United States)
Richard Phillips Feynman was an American physicist known for expanding the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of the superfluidity of...
Richard Smalley

Richard Smalley

male, deceased (2005)
Richard Errett Smalley was the "Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry" and a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Rice University, in...
Chris Phoenix

Chris Phoenix

male, 39 years old
Chris Phoenix (born January 25 1970) is the co-founder (with Mike Treder) and Director of Research of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology...

Angela Belcher

female
Angela M. Belcher is a polymath, having (so far) mastered materials science,biochemistry,molecular biology and electrical engineering. She is...
Robert Freitas

Robert Freitas

male
Robert A. Freitas Jr. is a Senior Research Fellow, one of four researchers at the nonprofit foundation Institute for Molecular Manufacturing (IMM)...

J. Storrs Hall

male
John Storrs Hall is regarded as one of the most significant thinkers in the field of molecular nanotechnology. He founded the sci.nanotech Usenet...
Wil McCarthy

Wil McCarthy

male, 43 years old
Wil McCarthy (born September 16, 1966, Princeton, New Jersey) is a science fiction novelist, Chief Technology Officer for Galileo Shipyards (an...
Mike Treder

Mike Treder

male
Mike Treder is a professional writer, speaker, and policy advocate with a background in media and communications. In 2002, Treder and Chris Phoenix...