Annotated Bibliography: The Singularity Isn T Near

On the brink of discovery there is a thrilling glow of hope and promise. The hope of a betterment of life as it is and the promise of something new and exciting. The turn of the twentieth century was this threshold of opportunity and anticipation, and a booming era for scientists and inventors alike. Between 1900 and 1920 a plethora of modern day conveniences and concepts were brought to life. Without this unique period in time civilization might have had to do without escalators, Gillette’s double edged safety razor, modern vacuum cleaners, air conditioning, the Teddy Bear, crayons, airplanes, E=mc2, automobiles, Life Savers candy, and the bra, just to name a few.1 Along with the glitter of innovation can come an unintentional (and sometimes

Presently, humanity is a highly evolved kind that is persistently expanding the limitations of science and technology. The world of nanotechnology, interplanetary exploration, and intelligent artificial assistants are at our fingertips. These innovations, coupled with our progressive advancement seem to defy all early scepticism. Facilitated by an engaged society with borderless dreams, we gear our species to achieve what has previously been considered impossible. Through this mindset, countless intellectuals have made significant contributions to society. Louis Pasteur, for example, provided conclusive evidence against the theory of spontaneous generation, even though his experiment spanned a prolonged period of time. His work opened up frontiers in the fields of microbiology. Thomas Edison famously tested thousands of filaments for his incandescent light bulb, until he came across the perfect one. In fact, he often

John Paul II and Ratzinger speak of the dangers of technology in their respective works, each expressing concerns that we not abandon our moral, ethical or spiritual compasses in the face of scientific or technological advances. John Paul II, in Fides et ratio, approaches this towards the end of his work, when he addresses a word to scientists. He speaks of the neverending amazement of the achievements of science, especially in the twentieth century, where scientific research offers greater knowledge of the universe as a whole, from molecular to the atomic structures that it is made up of. John Paul II urges scientists to continue their works, but cautions that it must be true to the philosophical and ethical values of humankind, which he states are the distinctive and indelible mark of the human person. In the finite reality of the world or of man, he states, the never-ending search for the truth or answers always brings about new questions, always pointing to something higher, the access to Mystery.

Amazingly the idea of nanobots was originally introduced in a 1966 movie called Fantastic Voyage. In the movie a nanobot submarine manned by people is injected into a sick scientist to repair him. Today modern nanobots hope to do the same thing without the submarine and people. Instead they are injecting tiny robotic machines in hopes of fighting bad cells and to diagnose diseases. I think that it is amazing that just 51 years later science fiction is becoming reality, science rocks!

Atomic energy re-invigorated technological and scientific purpose of the early 20th century. Augmenting knowledge through scientific inquiry motivated researchers and academics to collaborate in labs and conferences in developing an emerging field. As discoveries dotted the path to scientific self-indulgence, the purported results of the research which was often purely coincidental, was promoted as yielding untold benefits to society. Medicine would be radically transformed and the scarcity of energy to fuel engines of economic growth would be a thing of the past (De Groot, Steg & Poortinga, 2013). The marvels of the atomic age, it seemed, would become the Holy Grail that would breathe renewed life to human progress.

Nanomedicine will change the world because of the technology that will be embedded in them and they would possibly be able to research more about cancer with the nanotechnology in the medicine and be able to find a cure for it. Nanomedicine could be the start or the cure to most and possibly all sicknesses. Nanomedicine will possibly be able to build tissue allowing disabled citizen to grow back their lost body parts or wipe out their diseases.

In his article, Lynn White, Jr. makes the assertion that modern technology and modern science are both inherently western ideals, and that they come from two stand-alone

The Nano made sense in terms of a social mission, on a purely functional level. Good quality engineering focused on the task of making something reliable and safe as cheap as possible.

The science of a wide sea and the wheel of science in progress continues and never stand so we find every day what is new in different scientific fields and there is no doubt that nanotechnology has become the subject of modern science and the focus of interest and has become at the forefront of the most important areas in physics, chemistry, biology and others.

The term, Nanotechnology, was first introduced back in the mid 1970's by a Japanese researcher named Norio Taniguchi to mean

Index Terms – Nano computer, Nano computer Architecture, Computer Architecture, Nano electronic technology, device scaling.

For this section I will talk about nanosensors that are becoming popular in the medical field and the block chain, which is the digital currency. Although these two technologies have been here for a while, it is only recently that they have their own spotlight in the emerging technologies as they have advanced greatly from what they were before to what is planned for them.

Nanotechnology is the development of atoms in a certain object. Nanotechnology has become very popular in the past few years. It is a way to rebuild the systems of life. To make systems move faster than ever before. Nanometer is about 10 times the size of an atom. Each of these has a huge effect on a system. Still there are questions out there that keep people wondering how important nanotechnology is to us. Many wonder how will it affect them and if we should continue this research. I myself wondered about nanotechnology. After researching this topic I have learned new and interesting facts to help me understand the entire concept.

revolutionary science” because it involves a paradigm shift. In this case, the problem is well defined, but the path to the solution is unclear, usually because those involved in the domain have hit a wall. [24]&[25]

(2) Risk in investment on research & development in nanotechnology due to possible failure on inventing breakthrough products/services.