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Author Gref, Lynn G.

Title The rise and fall of American technology / Lynn G. Gref.

Publication Info. New York : Algora Pub., [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 207 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents 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.
Summary 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?
Subject Technological innovations -- United States.
Research, Industrial -- United States.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Industrial Technology.
Research, Industrial. (OCoLC)fst01095378
Technological innovations. (OCoLC)fst01145002
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Other Form: Print version: Gref, Lynn G. Rise and fall of American technology. New York : Algora Pub., ©2010 9780875867533 (DLC) 2009037641 (OCoLC)440562839
ISBN 9780875867557 (electronic bk.)
0875867553 (electronic bk.)
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