The teacher was K. Eric Drexler, who coined the term "nanotechnology" in 1986 and later founded the Foresight Institute.

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"The U.K. government showed tremendous foresight, " says Peter Siderman, who runs an employment research institute financed by outsourcing giant Adecco Group and has studied the immigration wave to Britain.

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"The U.K. government showed tremendous foresight, " says Peter Siderman, who runs an employment research institute financed by outsourcing giant Adecco (nyse: ADO - news - people ) Group and has studied the immigration wave to Britain.

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