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1 online resource illustrations |
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The technoscientific method -- science, technology and their co-evolution: The repositories of technoscientific knowledge: S and T -- The growth of technoscientific knowledge: Ṡ and Ṫ -- Cycles of Ṡ and Ṫ: the transistor and the maser/laser -- Recapitulation -- The intricate dance of question-and-answer finding: Networks of questions and answers: Q and A -- Finding new questions and answers: Q̇ and Ȧ -- Cycles of Q̇ and Ȧ: special relativity and the iPhone -- Recapitulation -- The punctuated equilibria of knowledge evolution -- surprise and consolidation: Paradigms as mediators of surprise and consolidation -- Surprise spawns consolidation spawns surprise -- Cycles of surprise and consolidation: artificial lighting -- Recapitulation -- Guiding principles for nurturing research: Align organization, funding, and governance for research -- Embrace a culture of holistic technoscientific exploration -- Nurture people with care and accountability -- Recapitulation |
| Summary |
"Scientific progress doesn't always precede engineering advances; it often follows. Answering questions isn't always the goal; finding questions often is. Sometimes we seek to strengthen conventional wisdom; sometimes to surprise it. What if we could rethink nurturing research, through policy and management, to harmonize with the nature of research?"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Research -- Management.
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Research -- Methodology.
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Technology -- Research -- Methodology
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Engineering -- Research -- Methodology
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Technology & Engineering -- Research.
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Research -- Management
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Research -- Methodology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tsao, Jeffrey Y. author
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| ISBN |
0674270274 |
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9780674270275 |
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9780674270282 |
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0674270282 |
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