Since the first atomic bomb was exploded in 1945, a close community of civilian experts, including scientists, academics, and think-tank intellectuals, has advised the American government on the prospects of nuclear war. Based on interviews with these experts, as well as hundred…
Gregg Herken writes about the people whose profession it has been to think about the unthinkable--Robert McNamara, Paul Nitze, Herman Kahn, Bernard Brodie--including their intense rivalries, personal animosities, and often contentious relationship with the professional military.…
Product-driven process design - from molecule to enterprise provides process engineers and process engineering students with access to a modern and stimulating methodology to process and product design. Throughout the book the links between product design and process design beco…
Product-driven process design {u2013} from molecule to enterprise provides process engineers and process engineering students with access to a modern and stimulating methodology to process and product design. Throughout the book the links between product design and process desig…
Examines R and D investment in the light of increased international competition in high-technology sectors and reviews the wider implications of research and technology in areas such as education, health, and quality of life.
The New Engineering Research Centers: Purposes, Goals, and Expectations. Symposium (Dis…
by National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
The sympoisum was held to describe the roots and future plans of the Engineering Research Center's (ERC's) concept and program. The first section of this symposium compilation describes the national goals that the ERCs represent. The second section presents the point of view of …
This book presents a comprehensive view of the economic approach to the analysis of technical change.
Monograph on management of technological change and Innovation and research and development in enterprises in the UK - covers corporate planning strategies, technological forecasting, creative thinking, project selection, cost analysis and project evaluation, the organization of…
A thoroughly revised & updated edition, this volume includes new chapters on auto-ethnography, critical race theory, queer theory, & testimonies.
Key figures on Europe - Statistics illustrated presents a selection of statistical data on the European Union (EU). Most data cover the EU and its Member States as well as the United Kingdom and the countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). This publication may be…
Highlights a participatory plant breeding experiment carried out by indigenous farmers and researchers in view of improving maize varieties and production. Shows that the experiment increased farmers' yield and income, strengthened their organizational capacity, created new live…