LEADER 02733nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910459346303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-91603-3 010 $a9786612916038 010 $a0-87586-755-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000018239 035 $a(EBL)485489 035 $a(OCoLC)630535671 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000427299 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12202062 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000427299 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10408297 035 $a(PQKB)11739954 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC485489 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL485489 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10476750 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL291603 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000018239 100 $a20090925d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe rise and fall of American technology$b[electronic resource] /$fLynn G. Gref 210 $aNew York $cAlgora Pub.$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (222 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87586-753-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreliminaries; 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 327 $aChapter 13 Research Opp ort unities AboundChapter 14 Researchers and Organizations for the Future; Chapter 15 Epilogue; Bibliography; Index 330 $aHow 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? 606 $aTechnological innovations$zUnited States 606 $aResearch, Industrial$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTechnological innovations 615 0$aResearch, Industrial 676 $a338/.0640973 700 $aGref$b Lynn G$0986349 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459346303321 996 $aThe rise and fall of American technology$92254297 997 $aUNINA