Edmonson, Nathan. <br/><br/>
Technological foundations of cyclical economic growth :  the case of the United States economy / 
Nathan Edmonson. 
 - New Brunswick, N.J. :  Transaction Publishers,  c2009. 
 - xi, 358 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-354) and index. 
<br/><br/>Basic concepts -- The nineteenth century's legacy : invention and discovery to 1910 -- Innovation and prosperity : 1900-1930 -- Technology and depression -- Materials : enablers in the twentieth century -- Government fostering of invention/innovation after 1940 -- Government regulation and technology -- Computers and other electronics -- Light -- Medical and related technology -- On technology and the postwar economy -- Technologies that develop slowly -- On invention and innovation -- On choice among new technologies -- Conclusions and policy implications. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781412810128 1412810124 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008050613 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Technological innovations--United States.<br/>Business cycles--United States.<br/>Industrial policy--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC110.T4  / E36 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.0640973