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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792404403321

Autore

Gref Lynn G

Titolo

The rise and fall of American technology [[electronic resource] /] / Lynn G. Gref

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Algora Pub., c2010

ISBN

1-282-91603-3

9786612916038

0-87586-755-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Disciplina

338/.0640973

Soggetti

Technological innovations - United States

Research, Industrial - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; Intr oduction; Chapter 1 The Technology Development Cycle; Chapter 2 The Winnowing of Technologies through the Development Cycle; Chapter 3 The Pace of Technology Development; Chapter 4 The Technology Players; Chapter 5 The Finances of Technology; Chapter 6 The Rise of Technology in America; Chapter 7 Inventions of the Rise; Chapter 8 Technology's Golden Age; Chapter 9 Discoveries and Inventions of the Golden Age; Chapter 10 The Decline; Chapter 11 Economic Impact of a Decline; Chapter 12 Relying on a Service Economy is Unaccept able

Chapter 13 Research Opp ort unities AboundChapter 14 Researchers and Organizations for the Future; Chapter 15 Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

How did America rise to global dominance in technology, and what happened since then? What feeds technological advancement and the economic growth it brings? What factors contribute to today's worrisome trends, and who is responsible? What can be done now to avoid or diminish the impact of a decline?