Nanotopia

Synopsis

Looks at nanotechnology - atomic-scale engineering capable of rebuilding the world, atom by atom, in any form we wish. Notes advances in nano-engineering, interviews visionaries such as Eric Drexler who plan to turn the nanotech dream into reality, and confronts the possibiity that this personal empowerment will bring with it some unpalatable choices.

Series

Horizon, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Year of production

1995

Availability

Sale; 2007 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 on 13/11/95.

Subjects

Chemistry; Engineering

Keywords

atoms; nanotechnology

Credits

Producer

Steve Davis

Writer

Steve Davis

Contributor

John Lynch

Production Company

Name

Windfall Films Ltd

Sponsor

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’