Technology Transfer: An Unparalleled Opportunity for Technical Writing Professionals
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Roberts, Suzanne S.
IEEE PCS
1991

Abstract:

This nation does not effectively transfer expensively acquired knowledge into cost-effective, labor-saving tools and processes.