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Ralph Merkle Quotes

Ralph Merkle quotes

American Scientist February 2, 1952

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If you look at the various strategies available for dealing with a new technology, sticking your head in the sand is not the most plausible strategy. Ralph Merkle
As in any technological revolution, there will be winners and losers. On balance, everyone will come out ahead, although there will be particular companies that will not be able to cope with a new environment. Ralph Merkle
If we can reduce the cost and improve the quality of medical technology through advances in nanotechnology, we can more widely address the medical conditions that are prevalent and reduce the level of human suffering. Ralph Merkle
Ralph Merkle quote: "Nanotechnology is an idea that most people simply didn't believe."
Nanotechnology is an idea that most people simply didn't believe. Ralph Merkle
Ralph Merkle quote: "If you think the technology is infeasible, you don't worry..."
If you think the technology is infeasible, you don't worry about what it might do and what its potential is. Ralph Merkle
A potato can grow quite easily on a very small plot of land. With molecular manufacturing, we'll be able to have distributed manufacturing, which will permit manufacturing at the site using technologies that are low-cost and easily available. Ralph Merkle
Ralph Merkle quote: "We are looking at a future where to a first approximation,..."
We are looking at a future where to a first approximation, everyone is wealthy. Ralph Merkle
The laws of physics should allow us to arrange things molecule by molecule and even atom by atom, and at some point it was inevitable that we would develop a technology that would let us do this. Ralph Merkle
One of the issues facing us today is that there are countries where there is a serious lack of resources, the standards of living are very low, and this creates a fundamental unease and discomfort in entire populations. Ralph Merkle
Lighter computers and lighter sensors would let you have more function in a given weight, which is very important if you are launching things into space, and you have to pay by the pound to put things there. Ralph Merkle
Ralph Merkle quote: "We can grow crops less expensively because molecular..."
We can grow crops less expensively because molecular manufacturing technology is inherently low cost. Ralph Merkle
One of the concepts essential to molecular manufacturing is that of a self-replicating manufacturing system. That concept has lagged behind in its acceptance. Ralph Merkle
There are certain things that are inherently scarce. For example, there is only a certain amount of beachfront property in California. It is going to be scarce, it is going to be expensive. Ralph Merkle
Ralph Merkle quote: "We see an entire planet which has many limitations."
We see an entire planet which has many limitations. Ralph Merkle

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