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Freedom and fashion in materials science and engineering

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This paper briefly analyses the rate at which a new scientific discovery is taken up around the world and further pursued, and the factors that govern such take-up, with special focus on freedom and fashion.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, Cambridge University, Pembroke Street, CB2 3QZ, Cambridge, England

    Robert W. Cahn

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Cahn, R.W. Freedom and fashion in materials science and engineering. Sadhana 28, 17–22 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02717123

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