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Technical and scientific societies on the upswing
Author(s) -
Schepp Peter Paul.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19910030502
Subject(s) - german , information society , engineering ethics , foundation (evidence) , russian federation , political science , regional science , sociology , engineering , law , archaeology , geography
Essay: The role of technical and scientific societies in information transfer, education, and the coordination of research and development efforts is examined with special emphasis on the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde (DGM), the German Materials Society. The DGM, which was instrumental in the foundation of the European organization f. e. m. s. , the Federation of European Materials Societies, is outlined and its relationship with other European materials societies, for example the European Materials Research Society (E‐MRS) is discussed.