Cases on Technology Innovation: Entrepreneurial Successes and Pitfalls
Cases on Technology Innovation: Entrepreneurial Successes and Pitfalls

Author: Becker, S. Ann

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2010-03-31

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 1615206108

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"This book presents cases on theory, research, and practice in the areas of technology transfer, innovation, and commercialization, offering illustrations and examples of entrepreneurial successes and pitfalls in university, industry, government, and international settings"--Provided by publisher.

Stories of Modern Technology Failures and Cognitive Engineering Successes
Stories of Modern Technology Failures and Cognitive Engineering Successes

Author: Nancy J. Cooke

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2007-09-19

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 141061848X

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A woman is operated on while she's awake... A plane runs out of gas while circling an airport for 30 minutes... A passenger liner is mistaken for an enemy fighter and shot down... A company invests in a new system that will cost them money... What do these failure have in common? How can we prevent them from happening again?

The Soviet Space Programme
The Soviet Space Programme

Author: Ronald D. Humble

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-04-12

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1040005497

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The Soviet Space Programme (1988) presents a comprehensive over-view of the Soviet space programme from its beginnings up to the end of the 1980s. One important theme explored is the degree to which the Soviet space programme was oriented towards military capabilities. The book concludes that the degree of military involvement was indeed high.