Paths of innovation: technological change in 20th-century america
Auteur :
Mowery, David C. / Rosenberg, Nathan
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521646536
Date de publication :
28 oct. 1999
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,3 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
310 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In 1903 the Wright brothers' airplane travelled a couple of hundred yards. Today streamlined jets transport millions of people each day. Between discovery and application there is a world of innovation, tinkering, improvement and adaptation. This is the world described in this tour of the intersecting routes of technological change.