"An international race in the relevant technologies is……" — K. Eric Drexler
"An international race in the relevant technologies is getting under way at this point, not necessarily with an understanding of where that race leads in the long run, but strongly motivated by the short-term payoffs."
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22 Quotes by K. Eric Drexler
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