| Leon M. Lederman | Introduction | p.vii |
| Participants | p.xiii | |
| Donald Frey | U.S. Industrial R and D: The Good News and the Bad News | p.1 |
| 1988 Fermilab Industrial Affiliates Roundtable - The Science-Technology Spiral and the Pace of Progress | p.11 | |
| Joel Goldhar | Science and Technology: The Basis for Global Competitiveness | p.13 |
| Hirsh Cohen | Opening Remarks | p.27 |
| Steven Lazarus | Opening Remarks | p.29 |
| Richard Nicholson | Opening Remarks | p.37 |
| Lee W. Rivers | Opening Remarks | p.43 |
| Hirsh Cohen / Joel Goldhar / Steven Lazarus / Leon M. Lederman / Richard Nicholson / Lee W. Rivers | Panel Discussion | p.49 |
| Richard A. Carrigan | Interacting with Technology at Fermilab | p.67 |
| Appendix A: The Fermilab Industrial Affiliates | p.77 | |
| Appendix B: Agenda of the Fermilab Industrial Affiliates Eighth Annual Meeting | p.78 | |
| Appendix C: Other Volumes in the Fermilab Industrial Affiliates Roundtable Series | p.80 | |