Multiple choice

The term 'nanotechnology' was first used by

  1. Richard Feynman

  2. Norio Taniguchi

  3. K. Eric Drexler

  4. Gerd Binnig
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Explanation

Norio Taniguchi was a professor of Tokyo University of Science. He coined the term nanotechnology in 1974, to describe semiconductor processes such as thin film deposition and ion beam milling exhibiting characteristic control on the order of a nanometer.

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