The History of Nanotechnology

Definition of Nanotechnology |
| Following are some of the definitions for nanotechnology that can found by doing a web search. Technology development at the atomic, molecular, or macromolecular range of approximately 1-100 nanometers to create and use structures, devices, and systems that have novel properties. Technology dealing with matter on a molecular size scale of nanometers (1 billionth of a meter). The science and art of making devices that are small in scale, often at a molecular size, generally fabricated by chemical processes that result in the growth or formation of certain useful structures. T he science of manipulating atoms and molecules to fabricate materials, devices and systems. Unlike current production methods, in which existing parts and components are combined, nanotechnology takes atoms and precisely assembles them to produce items with desirable characteristics. Objects are built in a manner similar to the way bricks are stacked on top of one another to build a wall. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term “nanotechnology” was coined in 1974. |

History of Nanotechnology Web Links
| While the term nanotechnology has been around since 1974, it has only been recently that the promise of real world applications have started to become a reality. Nanotechnology is growing rapidly and is projected to be a major technology industry within the next 10 years.
| Folowing are several web links to sites with information about the history of nanotechnology. Use these sites to coplete the Crossword Puzzle below.

| - Foresight Nanotech Institute | A Short History of Nanotechnology
| - Wikipedia | See Nanotechnology / Origins

History of Nanotechnology Crossword Puzzle
| A crossword puzzle based on information from the web sites listed above. You can download the crossword puzzle as Word documents below.
|  | Crossword Puzzle | Crossword Clues | Crossword Answer Key