Measuring the evolution of the drivers of technological innovation in the patent record

Artificial Life

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-122

  Buchanan, Andrew ^a   Packard, Norman H ^b   Bedau, Mark A ^a  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ProtoLife Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Citation; Door opening; Evolution; Innovation; Patent; Technology

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; BIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION; CITATION; DOOR OPENINGS; EVOLUTION; PATENT;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

ARTICLE; PATENT; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

PATENTS AS TOPIC; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955693434     PISSN: 10645462     EISSN: 15309185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/artl_a_00022     Document Type: Article

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