Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-354) and index.
Contents
Basic concepts -- The nineteenth century's legacy : invention and discovery to 1910 -- Innovation and prosperity : 1900-1930 -- Technology and depression -- Materials : enablers in the twentieth century -- Government fostering of invention/innovation after 1940 -- Government regulation and technology -- Computers and other electronics -- Light -- Medical and related technology -- On technology and the postwar economy -- Technologies that develop slowly -- On invention and innovation -- On choice among new technologies -- Conclusions and policy implications.
