Science and Innovations in Iran

Preface; H.M.Doostdar Introduction; A.S.Soofi  & S.Ghazinoory History of Science in Iran from a Physicist's Perspective; R.Mansouri From Developing a Higher Education System to Moving Toward a Knowledge Based Economy: A Short History of Three Decades of STI Policy in Iran; M.Goodarzi  & S.Ghazinoori National Innovation System of Iran: A Functional & Institutional Analysis; A.S.Soofi , S.Ghazinoory  & S.Farnoodi Information and Communication Technology: Between a Rock and a Hard Place of Domestic and International Pressures; S.Ghazinoory  & R.Jamali Nanotechnology: New Horizons, Approaches and Challenges; F.S.Yazdi & M.A.B.Zarj Biotechnology in Iran: A Study of the Structure and Functions of the Technology Innovation System; T.Miremadi Nuclear Technology: Progress in the Midst of Severest Sanctions; B.Soltani  & M.Shaverdi Iran's Aerospace Technology; P.Tarikhi , M.Abbassi  & M.Ashrafi Automotive Industry: New Trends, Approaches, and Challenges; M.Manteghi Concluding Remarks; S.Ghazinoory  & A.S.Soofi