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Tolman, Chadwick A.; Parshall, George W. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1999
Describes major changes that have occurred in the chemical industry over the last 50 years including trends in the development of products and processes, changes in chemical manufacturing, the globalization of business, and modifications of research laboratory practices. Discusses implications for chemistry education and predictions for future…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Chemical Industry, Chemical Technicians, Chemistry

Schott, Thomas – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1992
Examines the extent to which scientific research in the former Soviet Union was endogenous and the degree to which it was integrated into the scientific world system during the 1970s and 1980s. Autarchy, self-reliance, and distinctiveness in scientific traditions are discussed; the center-periphery concept is examined; and results of a survey of…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Influences, Science and Society