“Gershenfeld’s account of the technology’s evolution is delicious. A star physicist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a knack for technical explanation, he has written an accessible book that even nontechnophiles will love. In fact, Fab should be required reading for foreign-service officers, managers in humanitarian agencies, and others working to alleviate poverty... Personal fabrication will give new meaning to thinking outside the box—by giving people boxes that can turn dreams into reality.”

“A way to help inventors in poor countries realize their ideas... with a set of tools that can translate back-of-the-envelope designs into working prototypes.”

“The director of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms takes a captivating look at the future of invention, positing a world in which the home fabrication system is as ubiquitous as the home computer... Accessible, inspiring and wonderfully human: sure to spark the imagination." —Kirkus Review

“Neil Gershenfeld is a visionary who sees us on the edge of a renaissance as interesting as the personal computer revolution. But, this time, we’ll be able to build anything.”

“A wonderful and exciting vision of what personal fabrication will do for us, the ventures and adventurers it will empower and the contributions it will enable! FAB challenges conventional wisdom about fabrication and offers groundbreaking new solutions.”

“Neil Gershenfeld has made a tremendous contribution with FAB, a look at how computer-aided manufacturing technology is becoming personal and accessible. FAB shows how it’s possible for individuals to make things—nearly anything—ranging from complex circuits to mechanical items of great complexity. This is the start of a new revolution: personal fabrication.”

“I don’t care what anyone says, being able to email a bicycle is a paradigm shift. Neil Gershenfeld’s book takes us on a voyage to shores as unexpected as those reached by the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. Welcome to the new New World.”

“It has been said that the 20th century was the century of mass production, producing millions of identical widgets. But the 21st century will be the century of ’mass customization,’ producing one widget that’s just right for you. FAB is a glimpse into the real power of that idea. It empowers the individual to imagine and create unique local solutions to unique local problems. This changes everything!”