Table 1-12. Major technological innovations, 

 by selected countries, 1953-73 



United United West 

 Period States Kingdom Germany Japan France Total 



Percentage of total 



1953-55 



1956-58 



1959-61 



1962-64 



1965-67 



1968-70 



1971-73 



1953-55 

 1956-58 

 1959-61 

 1962-64 

 1965-67 

 1968-70 

 1971-73 



NOTE Detail may not add to totals because o1 rounding 



SOURCE: Gellman Research Associates. Inc., Indicators ol International Trends in Technological Innovation, 1975 (A 

 study commissioned specifically for ttiis report). 



Table 1-13. Mean time in years between invention and innovation, 

 for selected countries, 1953-73' 



' Refers to the date of the innovation. 



^ Sample size does not allow calculation of the time interval 



SOURCE Gellman Research Associates, Inc.. Indicators of International Trends in Technological Innovation. 1975 (A 

 study commissioned specifically for this report). 



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