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Exploratory engineering

Exploratory engineering is a term coined by K. Eric Drexler to describe the process of designing and analyzing detailed hypothetical models of systems that are not feasible with current technologies or methods, but do seem to be clearly within the bounds of what science considers to be possible within the narrowly defined scope of operation of the…

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Criticism

Science fiction

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Exploratory engineering

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related to Criticism · 13
Exploratory engineering → American Scientist, And, Eric Drexler, Exploratory, In, ISBN, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Proponents, Sidney Harris, While, Wikisource-logo
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Exploratory engineering → By, Due, Engineering, Exploratory, If, Proponents
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Exploratory engineering → Because, Unlike
related to Science fiction · 2
Exploratory engineering → Both, On
is a · 1
Exploratory engineering → term coined by K

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and express potential solutions to the anticipated technological problemsinstance ofparallel fields0.80text
the space elevator may be forever impossible because of basic strength of materials issues or due to other difficultiesinstance ofother science fiction devices0.80text
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Exploratory engineeringrelated to CriticismExploratory0.60section
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Exploratory engineeringrelated to CriticismEric Drexler0.60section

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