Plenty of Room at the Bottom
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"Plenty of Room at the Bottom" is a famous 1959 lecture by physicist Richard Feynman that is widely regarded as a foundational vision for the field of nanotechnology.
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| Plenty of Room at the Bottom canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Plenty of Room at the Bottom Context triple: [Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology, namedAfterWork, Plenty of Room at the Bottom]
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Bitchitronics
Bitchitronics is a 2013 experimental electronic album by Chicago-based trio Bitchin Bajas, known for its hypnotic, synth-driven ambient soundscapes.
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“Cramming more components onto integrated circuits”
“Cramming more components onto integrated circuits” is the landmark 1965 article by Gordon E. Moore that introduced the observation later known as Moore’s Law, predicting the exponential growth of transistor density on integrated circuits.
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“Molecular computation of solutions to combinatorial problems”
“Molecular computation of solutions to combinatorial problems” is Leonard Adleman’s pioneering 1994 paper that introduced DNA computing by demonstrating how molecular biology techniques can solve a combinatorial search problem.
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Incredibly Small
"Incredibly Small" is an independent romantic comedy film known for its minimalist style and intimate portrayal of a young couple navigating love and space constraints.
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dip-pen nanolithography
Dip-pen nanolithography is a scanning probe-based nanofabrication technique that uses an atomic force microscope tip to directly "write" nanoscale patterns of molecules onto a substrate with high precision.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Plenty of Room at the Bottom Target entity description: "Plenty of Room at the Bottom" is a famous 1959 lecture by physicist Richard Feynman that is widely regarded as a foundational vision for the field of nanotechnology.
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A.
Bitchitronics
Bitchitronics is a 2013 experimental electronic album by Chicago-based trio Bitchin Bajas, known for its hypnotic, synth-driven ambient soundscapes.
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B.
“Cramming more components onto integrated circuits”
“Cramming more components onto integrated circuits” is the landmark 1965 article by Gordon E. Moore that introduced the observation later known as Moore’s Law, predicting the exponential growth of transistor density on integrated circuits.
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C.
“Molecular computation of solutions to combinatorial problems”
“Molecular computation of solutions to combinatorial problems” is Leonard Adleman’s pioneering 1994 paper that introduced DNA computing by demonstrating how molecular biology techniques can solve a combinatorial search problem.
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D.
Incredibly Small
"Incredibly Small" is an independent romantic comedy film known for its minimalist style and intimate portrayal of a young couple navigating love and space constraints.
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E.
dip-pen nanolithography
Dip-pen nanolithography is a scanning probe-based nanofabrication technique that uses an atomic force microscope tip to directly "write" nanoscale patterns of molecules onto a substrate with high precision.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
foundational work in nanotechnology
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public lecture ⓘ scientific essay ⓘ scientific lecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Physical Society
NERFINISHED
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California Institute of Technology Physics Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Richard Feynman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfLecture | 1959-12-29 ⓘ |
| deliveredAt | California Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | American Physical Society meeting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
nanotechnology
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physics ⓘ |
| genre |
popular science
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scientific speculation ⓘ |
| hasForm |
printed article
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reprinted essay in later collections ⓘ transcribed lecture ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
engineering challenges at the nanoscale are primarily technical, not fundamental
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no fundamental physical law forbids extreme miniaturization ⓘ there is plenty of room at small length scales ⓘ |
| hasNotableQuote | There is plenty of room at the bottom. ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of nanotechnology
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molecular nanotechnology concepts ⓘ research on scanning probe microscopy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
information theory
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quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| placeOfLecture | Pasadena, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes |
building machines to build smaller machines
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direct manipulation of individual atoms ⓘ writing the entire Encyclopedia Britannica on the head of a pin ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Engineering and Science magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Caltech Engineering and Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic work in the history of nanoscience
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foundational vision for nanotechnology ⓘ |
| speaker | Richard Feynman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| topic |
atomic-scale fabrication
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information storage density ⓘ manipulation of matter at the atomic scale ⓘ miniaturization of technology ⓘ molecular machines ⓘ scanning and writing at atomic resolution ⓘ |
| visionaryFor |
atomic-scale information storage
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bottom-up manufacturing ⓘ |
| year | 1959 ⓘ |
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