Five Decades of Materials Progress, 1917-1967: History of the Air Force Materials Laboratory. pt. 2. Landmark technology programs, 1960 to 1990
Author: James J. Niehaus
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 148
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Author: James J. Niehaus
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 148
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 140
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 128
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 230
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 307
ISBN-13: 1428990712
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis history documents a watershed event within the United States Air Force -- the creation of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). As the "high technology" service, the Air Force has always searched for ways to continuously improve its science and technology enterprise. In that context, the making of AFRL was not a bureaucratic accident. Rather, it was the product of a complex mixture of historical forces and pressures at work that convinced people at all levels that the time was ripe to bring about fundamental reform in how the Air Force conducts its business of science and technology. In terms of significance, a wealth of past studies has focused on almost every aspect of the "operational" side of the Air Force. But there has been a scarcity of available scholarly studies that address the far-reaching implications of science and technology. This book is a major contribution that helps fill that gap. Organization and infrastructure are critically important components of the total science and technology picture. Thus, the manner in which its laboratory system is organized is a critical factor in the Air Force's ability to assure that it is investing in and delivering the most relevant technologies possible. This book documents how the Air Force moved from 13 separate labs to one consolidated lab. The narrative is divided into two parts. Part one addresses the reasons why the Air Force decided to consolidate its far-flung science and technology enterprise into one lab. How the new lab was implemented is the focus of part two. This study is especially revealing because the reader is given access to the inner workings and struggles of a major Air Force organizational restructuring through interviews with key individuals who participated directly in the decision-making process to establish a single lab. A chronology of the lab's creation is included. (19 tables, 22 figures, 19 photographs).
Author: Air Force Materials Laboratory (U.S.)
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Published: 1964
Total Pages: 294
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTechnical reports published by the Air Force Materials Laboratoy during the period 1 July 1962 - 30 June 1963 are abstracted herein. Reports on reseqrch conducted by the Air Force Materials Laboratory personnel as well as that conducted on contract are included. These reports cover basic and applied research in the materials area being conducted by the Metals and Ceramics Division, Non-metallic Materials Division, Materials Physics Division, Manufacturing Technology Division, and Materials Applications Division of the Air Force Materials Laboratory.
Author: Robert Duffner
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2012-08-01
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781478392323
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRobert W. Duffner's Science and Technology: The Making of the Air Force Research Laboratory addresses the far-reaching implications of science and technology by recounting the events that led to the creation of a single Air Force laboratory. This engaging story of how the Air Force moved from 13 separate labs to one consolidated lab reflects that service's determination to reinvigorate its science and technology infrastructure and thereby strengthen the nation's defense for the twenty-first century. Part one considers why the Air Force decided to consolidate its far-flung science and technology enterprise into one lab, while part two relates how the service implemented the new lab. Dr. Duffner offers a unique perspective on a watershed event in the life of the United States Air Force.
Author: United States. Wright Air Development Division
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Published: 1954
Total Pages: 208
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Air Force Materials Laboratory (U.S.). Research and Technology Division
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 294
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