Comments on: Richard Smalley: Visionary and Pioneer https://blog.speculist.com/nanotechnology/richard-smalley-1.html Live to see it. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: legion https://blog.speculist.com/nanotechnology/richard-smalley-1.html#comment-911 legion Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:51:58 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=464#comment-911 Who knows how much of the impatience Smalley displayed toward Drexler was partially due to his knowledge of his own body clock ticking down? It doesn’t matter. Smalley contributed hugely toward nanoscience. The debate he helped to energize served in the end to hone the arguments and approaches to assembler nano. When a great and distinguished scientist says that something is impossible, well, you know how that goes.

]]> By: Stephen Gordon https://blog.speculist.com/nanotechnology/richard-smalley-1.html#comment-910 Stephen Gordon Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:48:34 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=464#comment-910 Smalley was a giant in the science of the very small. His discovery, the bucky ball, may someday conquer the disease that cut his life short.

It’s regrettable that he didn’t live to see who was right in his public debate with Drexler. When the answer is determined – and I’m pulling for Drexler on this one – we should tip our hat to Smalley… either way.

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