Title :
Feynman revisited
Author :
Senturia, Stephen D.
Author_Institution :
MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Richard Feynman on two occasions (in 1959 and 1983) addressed the problem of miniaturization of systems, including information storage, computers, and machines. This paper revisits those two speeches, and examines which of the various ideas suggested by Feynman have become realities.
Keywords :
micromechanical devices; 1959; 1983; Richard Feynman; atoms manipulation; computer applications; information storage; micromachining; micromotor; miniaturization; quantum effects; teleoperation; Germanium; Integrated circuit technology; Laboratories; Machinery; Micromachining; Micromechanical devices; Physics; Propulsion; Registers; Speech processing;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 1994, MEMS '94, Proceedings, IEEE Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1833-1
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.1994.555828
