The American Synthetic Rubber Research Program

"This is an absorbing, exciting book. It describes in vivid detail the triumphs, the struggles, and the realities of research. Morris provides an acute, perceptive analysis of the political and social forces shaping the process of innovation." ~James D'lanni, past President of the American Chemical Society

"This is a major book on a major theme. With exemplary scholarship. Morris probes the complex interactions of academe, government, and industry, and the interplay of science and technology in the creation of a vital modern resource. The story is one full of messages for our contemporary world of high technology." ~William 0. Baker, Chairman Emeritus of AT&T Bell Laboratories