On September 28, 1989, Don Eigler became the first person in history to move and control an individual atom. Shortly thereafter, with the help of a custom-built microscope, he and his team spelled out the letters I-B-M using individual atoms, signaling a quantum leap forward in the field of nanotechnology.
IBM Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Moving Atoms
On September 28, 1989, Don Eigler became the first person in history to move and control an individual atom.
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