The ABC of R&D

David Novick

ResearchPosted on rand.org 1965Published in: Challenge, The Magazine of Economic Affairs, June 1965, p. 1-5

From the point of view of the interested layman, the fundamental questions to be asked about Research and Development are: (1) Exactly what is in the mix of R&D?; and (2) Does bigness in facilities necessarily result in big new inventions or technological developments?

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  • Publisher: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 1965
  • Pages: 5
  • Document Number: EP-196506-01

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