K. Eric Drexler

Kim Eric Drexler (born April 25, 1955) is a researcher at the Institute for Molecular Manufacturing and chairman of the Foresight Institute. He has written much about nanotechnology and coined the word "nanomachine". The Institute for Molecular Manufacturing has a Curriculum Vita of Drexler.

He originally began investigating thin films a few molecules 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