Very underwhelming

Would you try another book written by Deborah Gibbs Sauder or narrated by the narrator?

Whilst I understand the logic of having an eminent professor reading their own lectures, in this case it simply doesn't work. The delivery and sentences are disjointed to the point of distraction, and the lack of emphasises and stresses give the unfortunate impassion that this is a dull and dry subject.

Would you be willing to try another book from Deborah Gibbs Sauder? Why or why not?

I found this a very underwhelming introduction to the TMS series, and sincerely hope that it isn't representative. I really don't see how it justifies the price tag.

How could the performance have been better?

The performance gives the impression that it hasn't been edited, and gives the lectures a sense of low production values. With all due credit to Ms. Sauder for a valiant attempt, these lectures would benefit enormously from being delivered by someone else.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointingly, I don't feel that I've learned much about nanotechnology beyond some basic chemistry presented in the first few lectures. Ms. Sauder's descriptions of how nanotechnology might one-day be used seem to gloss over what appear to be some pretty fundamental obstacles in power, design and manufacture and give a sense of hand-waving at the details along the lines of 1) Nanotechnology, 2) ???, 3) Profit. I wasn't expecting stories about tiny robots gallivanting through my begins, but a lot more detail about uses of nanotechnology since IBM wrote their name in atoms would have been a welcome addition.

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A very general overview of nanotechnology

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I think overall it is too basic, seems to be aimed at very general public, but for anyone who is already a scientist it is too light

Would you be willing to try another book from Deborah Gibbs Sauder? Why or why not?

Yes

What aspect of the narrator’s performance might you have changed?

Audio is clear, but more a lecture style than good narration

Do you think A Bridge to the Future: Understanding Nanotechnology, Part 1 needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Yes but much more scientific details and leading edge technology

Any additional comments?

Overall the new things I learnt was limited, although generally of some interest. Think this audio book relevant facts could have been condensed.

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possibly good for children

this book does not go beyond what a British School child would be expected to know having studied biology chemistry and physics to the age of 18.

while I anderstand that it may be useful to someone who went through the American education system I was disappointed to see that the book adresses almost none of the exciting areas of research that are blooming within nanotechnology and avoids any sort of useful depth for information.

I feel swindled

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