Introduction

Nathan Rosenberg

Chapter 1 in Studies on Science and the Innovation Process:Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 1-5 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractIn view of the prominence played by universities in the papers that make up this book, it seems appropriate to provide some of the background conditions that have shaped institutions of higher education in the course of American history. Indeed, this recourse to history is inevitable, not only in understanding the introduction of new forms of educational institutions or new academic disciplines. Innovations are hardly ever subjects that can be well-illuminated with only the assistance of sweeping generalizations or abstract theories…

Keywords: Science and Technology; Innovation; Research Development; Medical Innovation; Economic Growth; Development; Research Policy; Engineering (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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