History and Politics Colloquium
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
2:30 PM-3:30 PM
This talk explores the careers of two scientifically trained professionals who designed, developed, and popularized radical technological solutions to the limits imposed by Earth's finite resources; Gerard O'Neill and Eric Drexler.
Dr. Patrick McCray explores the ways in which O'Neill and Drexler's "visioneering" influenced diverse audiences as well as the dangers-oversimplification, misuse, and misunderstanding - that challenged their attempts to design the technological future.