80 Years of Research at the Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium 1914-1994 - The Role of the National Lab at Philips

80 Years of Research at the Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium (1914-1994): The Role of the Nat. Lab. at Philips Histories of major industrial research laboratories are an essential contribution to the history of technology. This book offers a description of the way one of such laboratories has changed its ambitions and activities in the course of time. In the 80-year period that is described here, the Philips Natuurkundig Laboratorium has played different roles for the Philips company - today one of the world's largest electronics company - which was founded in 1891 in the Netherlands. The history of this laboratory is described in three main periods, each characterized by its goals, available means, organizational structures, research culture, and external relations. For each period the general story line is alternated by case study descriptions. Autor: DRS. Jan Korsten, PROF. DR. Marc de Vries Wydawnictwo: Pallas Publications Rok wydania: 2005 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 326 Wymiary: 24.5 x 16.5 x 2.2 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9789085550518