Visual Evidence at the Nanoscale

Authors

  • Otávio Bueno

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4245/sponge.v2i1.5075

Abstract

Research at the nanoscale (10-7 to 10-9 meters) raises a number of intriguing philosophical issues. In this paper, I address one of them: the role of what can be called “visual evidence” in the construction and assessment of nanophenomena.

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2008): Frankenstein in Lilliput: Science at the Nanoscale

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Focused Discussion

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