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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gref, Lynn G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--United States.

Technological innovations.

Research, Industrial--United States.

Research, Industrial.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Pub., c2010.

Language Note:

English

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?

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-91603-3

9786612916038

0-87586-755-3

OCLC:

630535671