CHAPTER NINE
Science and Industry
Challenges of Antagonistic Interdependence
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY in the United States used to enjoy a relationship of mutual respect based on an unspoken conviction that they depended on one another. That relationship, while distant, was uniquely productive for both science and industry.
The first change in the traditional American relationship occurred after World War II. Research became fashionable in industry and government alike. These were the years when the stock market valued a company according to the amount of money it spent on research, and in which a lavish campuslike research center was considered ...
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