Title :
Superconductivity at General Electric (1960-1990): from science to technology to products and profits
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage. & Technol., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Abstract :
We follow the evolution of superconductivity at General Electric (GE), from scientific research that led to a Nobel Prize, to technological innovation in materials and magnets, and finally to global leadership in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) medical diagnostic systems. By analyzing new product risk, we show why GE first encouraged a spin-off and then reentered the field after a ten-year hiatus
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; history; product development; risk management; superconducting magnets; superconducting materials; General Electric; global leadership; magnetic resonance imaging; magnets; medical diagnostic systems; new product risk analysis; scientific research; superconductivity; technological innovation; Business; Innovation management; Magnetic materials; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnets; Materials science and technology; Superconducting materials; Superconductivity; Technological innovation; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.787855
