Cycles of invention and discovery : rethinking the endless frontier /

This book argues that the standard categories of research as "basic" or "applied" have become a hindrance to the actual practice of research. The historical understanding of the basic vs. applied dichotomy is contrasted with the perspectives and lived experiences of researchers i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Narayanamurti, Venkatesh, 1939- (Autor), Odumosu, Toluwalogo, 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Temas:
Research > Methodology.
Science > Methodology.
Technology > Research.
Engineering > Research.
Recherche > Méthodologie.
Sciences > Méthodologie.
Recherche technique.
SCIENCE > Study & Teaching.
SCIENCE / Research & Methodology
Research > Methodology
Science > Methodology
Technology > Research
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Breaking barriers, building bridges
  • Boundaries in science and engineering research
  • The basic/applied dichotomy: the inadequacy of the linear model
  • The origins of the "basic" and "applied" descriptors
  • The discovery-invention cycle
  • Bell Labs and the importance of institutional culture
  • Designing radically innovative research institutions
  • The need for a radical reformulation of S & T policy
  • Moving forward in science and technology policy.

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