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Study of Swedish material sciences

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Coordinator KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HÖGSKOLAN - Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment, KTH
Funding from Vinnova SEK 525 000
Project duration August 2015 - February 2016
Status Completed

Purpose and goal

The purpose of this project has been to investigate the establishment of the discipline of materials science and engineering at Swedish universities since the 1970s. It´s main result is a written report, ´Omvandling och fasta tillstånd: Materialvetenskapens etablering vid svenska universitet´, attached.

Expected results and effects

No further results can be expected from this project.

Planned approach and implementation

Please see section on sources and method in the attached report.

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Last updated 25 November 2019

Reference number 2015-04035

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