CONTRAST the character of science used by Perkin to invent mauve with Hoffman's work on azo dyes.  How did Kekule's concepts create modern organic chemistry?
 
 

Discuss the scientific, technical, and legal aspects of "Congo Red" (1889). And, why "Congo" ?
 
 

Discuss the relation between German chemical companies and [a] trench warfare during WWI; [b] the Nazi Holocaust.
 

How did Edison manage his relationships with the corporate giants Western Union and General Electric?
 

NARRATE the major changes in the electrical industry between Edison's Pearl Street Station (1882) and General Electric (f.1892).  What did Edison mean by: "No competition means no invention."
 

DISCUSS how MIT's electrical engineering program took up industry's need to stabilize electric power systems.  How did this change teaching and research at MIT?

What broad changes in society and culture did "science and systems" bring about?