Neil Gershfeld "From Bits to Atoms"
Channel: Purdue Engineering
Date: 21/01/2019

2018 Purdue Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series presenter Prof. Neil Gershenfeld

In this lecture, Gershenfeld discusses ""From Bits to Atoms" 

Prof. Neil Gershenfeld is the Director of MITs Center for Bits and Atoms. His unique laboratory is breaking down boundaries between the digital and physical worlds, from creating molecular quantum computers to virtuosic musical instruments. Technology from his lab has been seen and used in settings including New Yorks Museum of Modern Art and rural Indian villages, the White House and the World Economic Forum, inner-city community centers and automobile safety systems, Las Vegas shows and Sami herds. He is the author of numerous technical publications, patents, and books including Designing Reality, Fab, When Things Start To Think, The Nature of Mathematical Modeling, and The Physics of Information Technology, and has been featured in media such as The New York Times, The Economist, NPR, CNN, and PBS.
 
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