The American Synthetic Rubber Research Program / Peter J. T. Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Peter J. T., author.

Contributor:

Thackray, Arnold.

Series:

Anniversary Collection

Chemical Sciences in Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rubber, Artificial--Research--United States.

Rubber, Artificial.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : 2 illus.

Edition:

Reprint 2016.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This history of the government-funded synthetic rubber research program (1942-19 6) offers a rare analysis of a cooperative research program geared to the improvement of existing products and the creation of new ones. The founders of the program believed the best way to further research in the new field was through collaboration among corporations, universities, and the federal government. Morris concludes that, in fact, the effort was ultimately a failure and that vigorous competition proves the best way to stimulate innovation. Government programs, like the rubber research program, are far better at improving existing products, the author contends, than creating wholly new ones.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The U.S. Government Rubber Program

2. Innovation in the Synthetic Rubber Industry

3. The Universities

4. Quality Control and Polymer Evaluation

5. The Rubber Research Program and Polymer Science

Summary of Major Conclusions

Appendix: Introduction to Polymer Chemistry; Select Bibliography

Works Cited

Subject Index

Name Index

Polymers and Monomers Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Apr. 18, 2017)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781512818161

151281816X

OCLC:

984643633