Innovation in Science and Organizational Renewal Historical and Soci
This book looks at the types of new research organizations that drive scientific innovation and how ground-breaking science transforms research fields and their organization. Based on historical case studies and comparative empirical data, the book presen
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I NNOVAT I ON I N SC I ENC E AND OR GANI Z AT I ONAL RENEWAL Historical and Sociological Perspectives
PALGRAVE STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series Editors James Fleming Colby College South China, Maine, USA Roger Launius Washington, D.C., Washington, USA
Designed to bridge the gap between the history of science and the history of technology, this series publishes the best new work by promising and accomplished authors in both areas. In particular, it offers historical perspectives on issues of current and ongoing concern, provides international and global perspectives on scientific issues, and encourages productive communication between historians and practicing scientists.
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14581
Thomas Heinze • Richard Münch Editors
Innovation in Science and Organizational Renewal Historical and Sociological Perspectives
Editors Thomas Heinze Interdisciplinary Center for Science and Technology Studies (IZWT) University of Wuppertal Wuppertal, Germany
Richard Münch University of Bamberg Bamberg, Germany
Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology ISBN 978-1-137-59419-8 ISBN 978-1-137-59420-4 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-59420-4
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CONTENTS
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Editors’ Introduction: Institutional Conditions for Progress and Renewal in Science Thomas Heinze and Richard Münch Fabricating an Organizational Field for Research: US Academic Microfabrication Facilities in the 1970s and 1980s Cyrus C.M. Mody
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From Salomon’s House to Synthesis Centers Edward J. Hackett and John N. Par
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