Introduction: History and Invention

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. Acknowledgments VII
4. Introduction: History and Invention IX
5. 1 "A Big Bonanza" 1
6. 2 "The Throes of Invention" 33
7. 3 "Some Difficult Requirements" 63
8. 4 The Triumph of Carbon 93
9. 5 Business and Science 119
10. 6 A System Complete 149
11. 7 Promises Fulfilled 189
12. 8 Afterword 223
13. Bibliographical Note 233
14. Notes 249
15. Index 259