The American Synthetic Rubber Research Program

by Peter J.T. Morris

Book Overview

This history of the government-funded synthetic rubber research program (1942-1956) offers a rare analysis of a cooperative research program geared to the improvement of existing products and the creation of new ones. The founders of the program believed the best way to further research in the new field was through collaboration among corporations, universities, and the federal government. Morris concludes that, in fact, the effort was ultimately...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812282051
• ISBN13: 9780812282054
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary