This book examines the historic role of professional and demanding military customers in industrial development. Particular emphasis is paid to public procurement of military equipment as a catalyst for innovation; and the civilian commercialization of military technologies (from gunpowder and...

On the Cloud of Technology that Surrounds Advanced Production: A Summary of Results -- The Art of Defining, Pricing, and Marketing Advanced Multidimensional Products that Spill Technology -- Spillovers and Innovative Technology Supply: A Literature Survey -- Capturing the Direct and the...