Technology change and the rise of new industries

Funk, Jeffrey L.

Technology change and the rise of new industries [electronic resource] / Jeffrey L. Funk. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2013. - xii, 245 p. : ill. - Innovation and technology in the world economy .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

part I. What determines the potential for new technologies? Technology paradigm -- Scaling -- part II. When do technological discontinuities emerge? Computers -- Magnetic recording and playback equipment -- Semiconductors -- part III. Opportunities and challenges for firms and governments. Competition in new industries -- Different industries, different challenges -- part IV. Thinking about the future. Electronics and electronic systems -- Clean energy.


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Technological innovations.
Industries.
Technology--Economic aspects.


Electronic books.

HC79.T4 / F86 2013eb

338/.064