Engines of Creation

About the book

In Engines of Creation, K. Eric Drexler presents one of nanotechnology’s founding visions: the possibility of building machines capable of arranging atoms and molecules with precision, radically transforming how we produce materials, computers, medicines, energy and structures. Starting from molecular engineering, Drexler explains how future molecular assemblers could open a new era of technological abundance, making it possible to manufacture complex objects from ordinary matter, repair cells, prolong life, expand humanity’s presence in space and create far more powerful computing systems. Yet this creative power also brings unprecedented risks. Nanotechnology could heal, rebuild and liberate — or become a destructive force if developed without prudence, cooperation and control mechanisms. Visionary, rigorous and provocative, Engines of Creation invites us to think of technology not merely as a tool, but as a civilisational force capable of reshaping the future of life, intelligence and matter.