Specialist in Industry On the role of research and researcher in industry a lecture given as a part of postgraduate course “How to Get a Ph.D.”

Modern science and industry have developed hand in hand. Develop-ment of many branches of natural sciences have had some industry as a catalyst of the research and all industries have benefited enormously from scientific research. This co-operation continues even though the forms and extents vary with the time and economical trends. Also the role of research and researcher has been changing with time. This presentation discusses this symbiosis and tells about the research and researchers in modern industry. 1 History of science and research in industry Both the industrial revolution and the modern science have their origins in the 17th century Europe. That they both occurred at about same time and in about same places is not a coincidence – they have, in fact, greatly benefited from each other. The industrial revolution was a mechanical revolution. There has always been localized mass production of goods in human societies. Hunting large prey in teams and farming can be considered to be forms of mass production of foo