The structure of industrial R&D has undergone considerable change since 1985, particularly
in the United States. But rather than creating an entirely novel system, this restructuring has …

This essay examines the role of knowledge management, defined as the management of
processes affecting the creation, communication, distribution, and exploitation of knowledge …

Westinghouse Electric opened a new research laboratory near the company's main factory
in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1916. Located in the suburban borough of Forest Hills …

This study provides a new understanding of the nature of Eastman Kodak Research. The
thesis considers the European context between 1891 and 1912, before the creation of the …

Economic “catch-up” in the nineteenth-century United States was a complex process that
included both the inward transfer and indigenous creation of technologies for application in …

For almost two centuries, the category of'applied science'was widely taken to be both real
and important. Then, its use faded. How could an entire category of science appear and …

This chapter delves into pivotal moments in the history of art and technology, specifically
focusing on three significant milestones: the advent of printmaking and the printing press …

En 2012, la société Kodak se plaçait sous la loi américaine sur la faillite, ne pouvant faire
face à ses pertes suite à la disparition progressive de la photographie argentique depuis le …

At the outbreak of World War I, the United States relied on Germany for supplies of synthetic
organic chemicals--dyes, pharmaceuticals, and certain ingredients for high explosives. The …

But if you look at the history, modern chemistry only starts coming in to replace alchemy
around the same time capitalism really gets going. Strange, eh? What do you make of that …