Cycles of Invention and Discovery

Rethinking the Endless Frontier

Toluwalogo Odumosu

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$25.50 • £20.95 • €23.00

ISBN 9780674967960

Publication Date: 10/24/2016

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176 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

4 line illustrations, 2 graphs, 1 table

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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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