Cycles of invention and discovery : rethinking the endless frontier / Venkatesh Narayanamurti and Toluwalogo Odumosu.

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 in various institutio...

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Main Authors: Narayanamurti, Venkatesh, 1939- (Author)
Odumosu, Toluwalogo, 1979- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
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Physical Description:170 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a 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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