Essays about: "Karl Bruno"

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  1. 1. Dynamics of knowledge production in the Swedish Institute for Surface Chemistry, 1975-2005

    University essay from KTH/Teknik- och vetenskapshistoria

    Author : Karl Bruno; [2011]
    Keywords : knowledge production; research policy; research institutes; yki; institute for surface chemistry; kunskapsproduktion; forskningspolitik; forskningsinstitut; yki; ytkemiska institutet;

    Abstract : The Swedish industrial research institutes are research organisations that exist somewhat in between academy and industry, fulfilling an intermediary role as well as providing a space for research relevant to industrial companies, and they have a history of being funded by both state and industry as a way to support technical research in Sweden. The present study examines the history one of these institutes – the Institute for Surface Chemistry – with respect to three dimensions of its knowledge production: the role that basic and applied research has played for the institute, its external connections and the heterogeneity of its knowledge production, and how it has evaluated the quality of its research. READ MORE