The Making of American Industrial Research: Science and Business at GE and Bell, 1876-1926

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.