Cycles of Invention and Discovery : : Rethinking the Endless Frontier /

Cycles of Invention and Discovery : : Rethinking the Endless Frontier / / Venkatesh Narayanamurti.

Cycles of Invention and Discovery offers an in-depth look at the real-world practice of science and engineering. It shows how the standard categories of “basic” and “applied” have become a hindrance to the organization of the U.S. science and technology enterprise. Tracing the history of these probl...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Narayanamurti, Venkatesh,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2017]
©2016
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (144 p.) :; 4 line illustrations, 2 graphs, 1 table
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges
  • 2. Boundaries in Science and Engineering Research
  • 3. The Basic/Applied Dichotomy: The Inadequacy of the Linear Model
  • 4. The Origins of the “Basic” and “Applied” Descriptors
  • 5. The Discovery-Invention Cycle
  • 6. Bell Labs and the Importance of Institutional Culture
  • 7. Designing Radically Innovative Research Institutions
  • 8. The Need for a Radical Reformulation of S&T Policy
  • 9. Moving Forward in Science and Technology Policy
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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