Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Science : An Investment in the Future Paperback
by Molecular, and Optical Sciences Committee on Atomic, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences
Part of the Physics in a New Era: A Series series
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This book responds to the call for a clear description of the role of basic science in meeting societal needs.
It gives examples of societal benefits of atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) science in a number of key areas, including industrial technology, information technology, energy, global change, defense, health and medical technology, space technology, and transportation.
This volume highlights the role of lasers in trapping, cooling, and manipulating individual atoms and molecules to make possible ultraprecise atomic clocks, structural engineering at the atomic level (nanotechnology), and new approaches to the study of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
AMO science is shown to be a field that is both an intellectually important basic science and a powerful enabling science that supports many other areas of science and technology.
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- Format:Paperback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:01/01/1994
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- ISBN:9780309075084
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:01/01/1994
- Category:
- ISBN:9780309075084
