Science and Technology in South Africa, 1939-1946 : The Mind at War / / by Suryakanthie Chetty
| Science and Technology in South Africa, 1939-1946 : The Mind at War / / by Suryakanthie Chetty |
| Autore | Chetty Suryakanthie |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2025.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2025 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (0 pages) |
| Disciplina | 509.68 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology
History Medicine - History Africa, Sub-Saharan - History Science - History Military history History, Modern History of Technology History of Medicine History of Sub-Saharan Africa History of Science Military History Modern History |
| ISBN | 9783032050847 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. 'Brain-waves to beat Hitler’: Science, Technology and Invention -- 3. 'Strange and wondrous things’: Military Technology on Show -- 4. From Creation to Credit: Major Du Toit and the Invention of the Flail Tank -- 5. A Tale of Two Hospitals: Reconstructive Surgery and Race -- 6. Invention, Compensation and Dissemination at the Brenthurst Red Cross Military Hospital for Plastic Surgery -- 7. Man and Machine: Ernst Jokl, Aviation Medicine and ‘a rational science of organism’ -- 8. The Measured Mind: Aptitude Testing in the Union Defence Force -- 9. 'The amoebic beginning of a world mind…’: Sharing Knowledge in a Post-war World. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911046548203321 |
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Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Development : The Latin American Experience / / edited by Gustavo Crespi, Gabriela Dutrénit
| Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Development : The Latin American Experience / / edited by Gustavo Crespi, Gabriela Dutrénit |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
| Disciplina |
330
338.926 338926 509.68 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic policy
Management Industrial management Engineering economy R & D/Technology Policy Innovation/Technology Management Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing |
| ISBN | 3-319-04108-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. The changing role of science, technology and innovation policy in building systems of innovation: the case of Mexico -- 2. Evolution of the Public Institutions of Science, Technology and Innovation in Chile: 1990-2012 -- 3. Insights into the impact of BID’s Technology Modernization Program on Argentina’s STI policy -- 4. Innovation, Production and Innovation Systems and the BNDES’ Contribution -- 5. Inclusive Innovation Against all Odds: the case of Peru -- 6. Value attributed to STI Activities and Policies in Uruguay -- 7. From Design to the Institutional Construction of a Policy for Science, Technology and innovation in El Salvador -- 8. Policy Coordination: From FDI to a broader framework to promote innovation. The case of Costa Rica -- 9. Design and Evaluation of Fiscal Incentives for Business Innovation in Latin America: Lessons Learned after 20 years of experimentation -- 10. Science, technology and innovation policies for inclusive development: shifting trends in South America. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910298534403321 |
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