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ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, AND OPTICAL SCIENCE
AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE |
| By: |
Committee on Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£41.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0309075084 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780309075084 |
| Publisher: |
NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1994 |
| Series: |
Physics in a New Era: A Series |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
Describes the role of basic science in meeting societal needs and provides examples of societal benefits of atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) science in key areas. This volume highlights the role of lasers to make possible ultraprecise atomic clocks, structural engineering at the atomic level and approaches to the study of DNA. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
National Academies Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |