Establishing Research Corporation : a case study of patents, philanthropy, and organized research in early twentieth-century America / Thomas D. Cornell ; editied by James E. Turner.
Cornell, Thomas D.; Turner, James E.
2004
T176 .C67 2004 (Mapit)
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Title Establishing Research Corporation : a case study of patents, philanthropy, and organized research in early twentieth-century America / Thomas D. Cornell ; editied by James E. Turner.
Author Cornell, Thomas D.
ISBN 0963350471 (pbk.)
Publication Details Tuscon, Ariz. : Research Corp., c2004.
Language English
Description 328 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number T176 .C67 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification 620.9
Summary "From its outset in 1912, founder Frederick G. Cottrell expected Research Corporation to function as a philanthropic organization as well as a business. His intent was to see if public service could be given precedence over profit making. This book analyzes both the engineering and philanthropic efforts of Research Corporation's formative years. And because its establishment involved so many other organizations, studying its early history affords an opportunity to survey the beginnings of organized research and philanthropy in early twentieth-century America"--P. [4] of cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-319) and index.
Added Author Turner, James E.
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