4. The Origins of the “Basic” and “Applied” Descriptors

Venkatesh Narayanamurti; Toluwalogo Odumosu

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Venkatesh Narayanamurti and Toluwalogo Odumosu

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Narayanamurti, Venkatesh and Odumosu, Toluwalogo. "4. The Origins of the “Basic” and “Applied” Descriptors". Cycles of Invention and Discovery: Rethinking the Endless Frontier, Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 2016, pp. 33-47. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974135-004

Narayanamurti, V. & Odumosu, T. (2016). 4. The Origins of the “Basic” and “Applied” Descriptors. In Cycles of Invention and Discovery: Rethinking the Endless Frontier (pp. 33-47). Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974135-004

Narayanamurti, V. and Odumosu, T. 2016. 4. The Origins of the “Basic” and “Applied” Descriptors. Cycles of Invention and Discovery: Rethinking the Endless Frontier. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, pp. 33-47. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974135-004

Narayanamurti, Venkatesh and Odumosu, Toluwalogo. "4. The Origins of the “Basic” and “Applied” Descriptors" In Cycles of Invention and Discovery: Rethinking the Endless Frontier, 33-47. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974135-004

Narayanamurti V, Odumosu T. 4. The Origins of the “Basic” and “Applied” Descriptors. In: Cycles of Invention and Discovery: Rethinking the Endless Frontier. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press; 2016. p.33-47. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974135-004

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Frontmatter i
Contents v
1. Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges 1
2. Boundaries in Science and Engineering Research 14
3. The Basic/Applied Dichotomy: The Inadequacy of the Linear Model 20
4. The Origins of the “Basic” and “Applied” Descriptors 33
5. The Discovery-Invention Cycle 48
6. Bell Labs and the Importance of Institutional Culture 70
7. Designing Radically Innovative Research Institutions 99
8. The Need for a Radical Reformulation of S&T Policy 130
9. Moving Forward in Science and Technology Policy 142
Abbreviations 151
Notes 153
Bibliography 159
Acknowledgments 163
Index 165

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Frontmatter i
Contents v
1. Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges 1
2. Boundaries in Science and Engineering Research 14
3. The Basic/Applied Dichotomy: The Inadequacy of the Linear Model 20
4. The Origins of the “Basic” and “Applied” Descriptors 33
5. The Discovery-Invention Cycle 48
6. Bell Labs and the Importance of Institutional Culture 70
7. Designing Radically Innovative Research Institutions 99
8. The Need for a Radical Reformulation of S&T Policy 130
9. Moving Forward in Science and Technology Policy 142
Abbreviations 151
Notes 153
Bibliography 159
Acknowledgments 163
Index 165

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