J. Storrs Hall
Encyclopedia
John Storrs Hall is involved in the field of molecular nanotechnology
. He founded the sci.nanotech Usenet
newsgroup and moderated it for ten years, and served as the founding chief scientist of Nanorex Inc. for two years. He has written several papers on nanotechnology and developed several ideas such as the Utility fog
, the space pier, a weather control
system called The Weather Machine and a novel flying car.
He is the author of Nanofuture: What's Next for Nanotechnology (ISBN 1-59102-287-8), a fellow of the Molecular Engineering Research Institute and Research Fellow of the Institute for Molecular Manufacturing.
Hall was also a computer systems architect at the Laboratory for Computer Science Research at Rutgers University from 1985 until 1997. In February 2009, Hall was appointed president of the Foresight Institute
.
In 2006, the Foresight Nanotech Institute
awarded Hall the Feynman Communication prize.http://www.crnano.org/archive06.htm#45Awards
It sports cover art from an issue of Astounding Science Fiction (Oct 1953) by Frank Kelly Freas
Molecular nanotechnology
Molecular nanotechnology is a technology based on the ability to build structures to complex, atomic specifications by means of mechanosynthesis. This is distinct from nanoscale materials...
. He founded the sci.nanotech Usenet
Usenet
Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. It developed from the general purpose UUCP architecture of the same name.Duke University graduate students Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis conceived the idea in 1979 and it was established in 1980...
newsgroup and moderated it for ten years, and served as the founding chief scientist of Nanorex Inc. for two years. He has written several papers on nanotechnology and developed several ideas such as the Utility fog
Utility fog
Utility fog is a hypothetical collection of tiny robots that can replicate a physical structure. As such, it is a form of self-reconfiguring modular robotics.-Conception:...
, the space pier, a weather control
Weather control
Weather control is the act of manipulating or altering certain aspects of the environment to produce desirable changes in weather. Weather control can have the goal of preventing damaging weather, such as hurricanes or tornadoes, from occurring; of causing beneficial weather, such as rainfall in...
system called The Weather Machine and a novel flying car.
He is the author of Nanofuture: What's Next for Nanotechnology (ISBN 1-59102-287-8), a fellow of the Molecular Engineering Research Institute and Research Fellow of the Institute for Molecular Manufacturing.
Hall was also a computer systems architect at the Laboratory for Computer Science Research at Rutgers University from 1985 until 1997. In February 2009, Hall was appointed president of the Foresight Institute
Foresight Institute
The Foresight Institute is a Palo Alto, California-based nonprofit organization for promoting transformative technologies. They sponsor conferences on molecular nanotechnology, publish reports, and produce a newsletter....
.
In 2006, the Foresight Nanotech Institute
Foresight Institute
The Foresight Institute is a Palo Alto, California-based nonprofit organization for promoting transformative technologies. They sponsor conferences on molecular nanotechnology, publish reports, and produce a newsletter....
awarded Hall the Feynman Communication prize.http://www.crnano.org/archive06.htm#45Awards
Published books
- Nanofuture: What's Next For Nanotechnology (2005) ISBN 1591022878
- Beyond AI: Creating the Conscience of the Machine (2007) ISBN 1591025117
It sports cover art from an issue of Astounding Science Fiction (Oct 1953) by Frank Kelly Freas
Frank Kelly Freas
Frank Kelly Freas , called the "Dean of Science Fiction Artists", was a science fiction and fantasy artist with a career spanning more than 50 years.-Early life, education, and personal life:...
External links
- J. Storrs (Josh) Hall, PhD. Personal website
- "The Weather Machine"
- Who's Who in the Nanospace
- Interview with Nanomagazine.com
- John Storrs Hall A list of Hall's publications with links thereto.