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Inventing ideas : patents, prizes, and the knowledge economy /

"This books shows how and why the ideas of creative individuals promote progress. The insights are based on original archival research regarding over one hundred thousand inventors, patented inventions, and innovation prizes in Europe and the United States during industrialization. This systema...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Khan, B. Zorina (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover
  • Inventing Ideas
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction: Knowledge, Institutions, and Economic Progress
  • 2. Trolls and Other Patent Inventions
  • 3. Inventing Prizes
  • 4. Elites and Useful Knowledge in Britain
  • 5. Prestige and Profit: The Royal Society of Arts
  • 6. Administered Invention in France
  • 7. Going for Gold: Prizing Innovation
  • 8. "Creative Destruction": War and Technology
  • 9. Of Apples and Ideas: Knowledge Spillovers in Patents and Prizes
  • 10. Designing Women: Gender and Innovation
  • 11. Selling Ideas: Global Markets for Patented Inventions
  • 12. Innovations in Law
  • 13. National Innovation Systems and Innovation in Nations
  • 14. Conclusion: Now and Then
  • Appendixes
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index