Yesterday (Oct. 30, 2014) I taught week 2 of a course called, Nanotechnology: The Next Big Idea for Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Continuing Studies programme. At the end of this post you will find a link to my Week Two PowerPoint slides and notes of a sort.

For those who may be mildly curious, here’s a description of what was covered in the second week (from SFU’s course description webpage),

Week 2: Not as New as You Might Think

The thinking that underlies nanotechnology can be traced to ancient Greek philosophers while accidental nanotechnology-enabled objects can even be traced to ancient Rome. Many of the field’s luminaries contest claims that one of physicist Richard Feynman’s 1959 lectures is the basis for contemporary nanotechnology.

Here’s the week 2 slide deck:

Week2_history

Here are my ‘notes’ for yesterday’s class consisting largely of brief heads designed to remind me of the content to be found by clicking the link directly after the head.

Week2_Not as new_history

Happy Reading and don’t forget to turn back the clock Saturday night (Nov. 1, 2014) should you live in Canada or the US.