There's plenty of room at the bottom [data storage]

The problem of manipulating and controlling things on a small scale is discussed. The question of how to write the entire 24 volumes of the Encyclopaedia Britannica on the head of a pin is examined. The question of how to read it is also discussed, focusing on the need to make the electron microscop...

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Published in:Journal of microelectromechanical systems 1992-03, Vol.1 (1), p.60-66
Main Author: Feynman, Richard P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Electric motors
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
General (including economical and industrial fields)
Memory
Physics
Plastic films
Silicon compounds
Solid state circuits
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Summary:The problem of manipulating and controlling things on a small scale is discussed. The question of how to write the entire 24 volumes of the Encyclopaedia Britannica on the head of a pin is examined. The question of how to read it is also discussed, focusing on the need to make the electron microscope more powerful. Other aspects of miniaturization and of making things on a small scale are discussed, including miniaturizing the computer, miniaturization by evaporation, problems of lubrication, and rearranging atoms.< >
ISSN:1057-7157
1941-0158
DOI:10.1109/84.128057