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



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Autore: Gref Lynn G Visualizza persona
Titolo: The rise and fall of American technology [[electronic resource] /] / Lynn G. Gref Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Algora Pub., c2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
Disciplina: 338/.0640973
Soggetto topico: Technological innovations - United States
Research, Industrial - United States
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?
Titolo autorizzato: The rise and fall of American technology  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-91603-3
9786612916038
0-87586-755-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910792404403321
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