Irrespective of what he got right and what he got wrong in his famous 1959 lecture, Richard Feynman's vision and imagination have had an important role in the development of nanoscience and ...

Who was Richard Feynman and what did he actually say about nanotechnology? Back in 1959 it was only six years since Crick and Watson had determined the double-helix structure of DNA, the laser and ...

Richard Feynman's talk anticipating nanotechnology was inspirational, but no blueprint. Popular accounts of the history of nanotechnology typically begin 50 years ago this month, with Richard ...