Yesterday, today and tomorrow: Looking beyond the last 50 years: The future of materials science and engineering

JOM

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 65-73

  Apelian, Diran ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MODERNIZATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

MATERIAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING; SOCIETAL ADVANCEMENTS;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

EID: 33847640159     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-007-0024-5     Document Type: Review

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