Showing that the military and space industry, and the semi-conductors industry exhibit different dynamics regarding technical change, this paper gives some insights explaining how two innovative industries can show different rhythms of technical change. We focus on the military and space...

The objective of this paper is to understand why the pace of technical change has been slower in the defense and space industries than in semiconductors. To answer this question, we adopt an inductive method that exploits historical facts and patent statistics to provide empirical data. Basing...