The Making of American Industrial Research

• List of illustrations; Editors' preface; Preface; 1. Introduction: the importance of industrial research; 2. Building the foundations of industrial research: American science, technology, and industry in the 19th century; 3. The establishment and early growth of General Electric; 4. Origins and early history of the General Electric Research Laboratory; 5. General Electric: the research process; 6. The establishment and early growth of Bell Telephone; 7. AT&T: the establishment of industrial research; 8. AT&T: the research process; 9. Research, patents, and the struggle to control radio; 10. Conclusion: the impact of industrial research; Notes; Index.

'This is likely to be for many years the definitive work on the origins of industrial research in the United States. Reich forcefully demonstrates what can be done when entrepreneurial history is successfully integrated with the history of science and technology. His research has been exhaustive and the analysis is outstanding.' Hugh G. J. Aitken, Amherst College