80 years of research at the Philips natuurkundig laboratorium, 1914-1994 : the role of the Nat.Lab. at Philips / Marc J. de Vries ; with contributions by F. Kees Boersma.
Pubblicazione:
Amsterdam : Pallas, c2005.
Descrizione fisica:
325 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. 1. The role of a research organisation in an industrial company: motives and themes for writing the history of the Philips Nat.Lab. 2. Prologue: The Nat.Lab.'s early years (1914-1923). Pt. 1. The Nat.Lab. as a growth and diversification factor in the Philips company (1923-1946): 3. Developing a research organisation for a diversifying company 4. Research for diversification in action. Intermezzo I: The German occupation and the transition years (1940-1946). Pt. 2 An autonomous lab alongside autonomous product divisions (1946-1972): 5. A research organisation alongside autonomous product divisions 6. The practice of autonomous research. Intermezzo II: Changing attitudes towards science and technology (1966-1972). Pt. 3. The road towards mutual commitment (1972-1994): 7. Redirecting the research organisation for mutual commitment 8. Examples of the road towards mutual commitment 9. Epilogue: The dynamics of the Nat.Lab. as a professional. List of figures. Notes. Index
