The Advanced Materials Revolution
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Published: September 14, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780471615262
Subjects: Manufacturing industries
Description: "This book represents the first comprehensive investigation of the emerging international advanced materials industry and its profound impact on the world's industrialized and newly emerging economies. It examines the ways in which science, technology, business, and markets have converged to produce one of the most dynamic industries in recent years - one that is increasingly controlling global technological progress as a whole." "The Advanced Materials Revolution is essential reading for researchers, executives, and managers working in the advanced materials and related technological fields, as well as professionals and scholars in the academic, investment, consulting, and government communities. It also serves as a valuable case study textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in business, management, entrepreneurship, technology studies, chemical and materials engineering, economics, economic history, and regional and economic development."--Jacket.