R&D for industry : a century of technical innovation at Alcoa

Author(s)

• Graham, Margaret B. W.
• Pruitt, Bettye Hobbs

Bibliographic Information

R&D for industry : a century of technical innovation at Alcoa

Margaret B.W. Graham and Bettye H. Pruitt

Cambridge University Press, 1990

Other Title

R and D for industry

Note

Includes bibliographical references & index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Examines both the internal dynamic of the evolution of Alcoa and the impact of such external factors as the nation's changing R & D climate. The company's history reveals the special nature of process R & D as well as the problems it poses for research management.

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Details

• NCID: BA11577808
• ISBN:
  • 0521394139
• LCCN: 90001420
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: x, 645 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD9539.A64
  • DC20 : 338.7/669722/0973
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Aluminum Company of America -- History
  • LCSH : Aluminum industry and trade -- United States -- Technological innovations -- History
  • LCSH : Research, Industrial -- United States -- History