Figure 4-17 



Major U.S. innovations in selected 



industries, 1953-73 



Industry 



Electrical equipment 

 and communication 



Chemicals and allied 

 products 



Professional and 

 scientific instruments 



(Number of Innovations) 

 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 



I I I I I I I I I I 



Motor vetiicles and ottier 

 transportation equipment 



' Innovations in ttie defense and space areas are not included unless ttiey 

 were introduced into the commercial market 

 SOURCE Gellman Research Associates, Inc. 



1967-73 



1953-59 



Medicinal chemicals & pharmaceutical products 

 Industrial organic chemicals 

 Electronic components and accessories 

 Electronic calculating and computing machinery 

 Metalworking machinery and equipment 

 Machinery for specific industries 

 Photographic equipment and supplies 



1960-66 



Electronic components and accessories 

 Communications equipment 



Electronic calculating and computing machinery 

 Synthetic materials 



Plastic films, sheets, and cellulose products 

 Medical instruments and supplies 

 Abrasives, asbestos & nonmetallic mineral 

 products 



Electronic components and accessories 

 Photographic equipment and supplies 

 Motor vehicles and other transportation 



equipment 

 Machinery for specific industries 

 Abrasives, asbestos & nonmetallic mineral 



products 

 Communications equipment 

 Synthetic materials 



The prominent role of electronics is evident in 

 each of the three periods, particularly during the 

 early 1960's. The relatively large number of 

 innovations in this area is due, in part, to 

 significant advances in scientific knowledge in 

 fields closely related to electronics.''^ In- 



•" Richard R. Nelson, et al.. Technology. Economic Growth, and 

 Public Policy, (Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 

 1967). 



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