Bell Laboratories -- Encyclopædia Britannica
3415 Encyclopædia Britannica articles, from the full 32 volume encyclopedia>Bell Laboratoriesthe longtime research and development arm of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T). It now serves the same function in Lucent Technologies Inc., which was spun off from AT&T in 1996. Headquarters for the laboratories are in Murray Hill, N.J.
>Bell, Alexander GrahamScottish-born American audiologist best known as the inventor of the telephone (1876). For two generations his family had been recognized as leading authorities in elocution and speech correction, with Alexander Melville Bell's Standard Elocutionist passing through nearly 200 editions in English. Young Bell and his two brothers were trained to continue the family ...
>Company laboratoriesfrom the research and development article
Company laboratories fall into three clear categories: research laboratories, development laboratories, and test laboratories.
>Shockley Semiconductor Laboratoryfrom the Noyce, Robert article
Developed at Bell Laboratories in 1947, the transistor had figured in Noyce's imagination since he saw an early one in a college physics class. In 1956, while working for Philco Corporation, Noyce met William Shockley, one of the transistor's Nobel Prize-winning inventors. Shockley was recruiting researchers for Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, a company that he had ...
>The Edison laboratoryfrom the Edison, Thomas Alva article
A widower with three young children, Edison, on Feb. 24, 1886, married 20-year-old Mina Miller, the daughter of a prosperous Ohio manufacturer. He purchased a hilltop estate in West Orange, N.J., for his new bride and constructed nearby a grand, new laboratory, which he intended to be the world's first true research facility. There, he produced the commercial phonograph, ...
962 Student Encyclopedia Britannica articles, specially written for elementary and high school studentsBell, Alexander Graham(1847–1922). Other people before Bell had tried to transmit the human voice across distances. Others since have helped improve and perfect Bell's inventions. But Alexander Graham Bell will always be remembered as the father of the electric telephone (see Telephone).
Wilson, Robert Woodrow(born 1936), U.S. physicist and radio astronomer, born in Houston, Tex.; at Bell Telephone Laboratories since 1963, head of radio physics research department from 1976; with Arno Penzias, received 1978 Nobel prize for detection of microwave background radiation, supporting the Big Bang theory. see also in index Nobel Prizewinners,
KaizenJapanese term meaning “continuous improvement,” referring to persistent efforts to improve production processes in manufacturing through various control measures; goal is to attain zero-defects manufacturing, to assure that quality is built into the whole process of production; concept, borrowed from United States, originated by physicist Walter Shewhart at Bell ...
Deming, W. Edwards (1900–93), U.S. business consultant, born in Sioux City, Iowa; B.S. Univ. of Wyoming 1921; Ph.D. Yale Univ. 1928; statistician, Western Electric, Cicero, Ill., 1924–27; U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 1927–38, Bureau of the Census 1939–45; worked with quality control expert Walter Shewhart of Bell Laboratories; advised War Dept. during World War II; went to Japan 1947 and ...
Ibuka, Masaru(1908–97), Japanese industrialist who patented the transistor and launched the modern electronics industry, born in Nikko, Japan, on April 11, 1908; graduated Waseda University 1933; defense contractor during World War II; with Akio Morita founded Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation 1946; first product, electric rice cooker, a failure; succeeded in marketing ...
720 web sites, chosen by Britannica editors for our Internet Guide>The First Electrical Digital ComputerAT&T; Labs
Overview of the Complex Number Calculator, developed in 1939 by George Stibitz and S.B. Williams at AT&T;'s Bell Laboratories.
>TransistorizedCompanion site to the PBS program on the invention of the transistor used for generating electrical signals. Covers the history of the transistor from its invention in 1947 through the creation of first electronic device in 1956 by Bell laboratories. Explains the scientific concepts and devices that make the transistor. Includes interactive games, teacher resources, a glossary, a timeline, and audio and video clips. Also covers electrons, integrated circuits, the P-N junction, and diodes.
>Schawlow and Townes Invent the LaserLucent Technologies
Information on the invention of the laser. Provides a biography of the inventors, Schawlow and Townes, and the Bell laboratories, which have been in the forefront of laser research. Also includes details on the importance and happenings in the field of this technology.
>Transistor HistorySummary of transistor history from the development of the first transistor in 1947, to the awarding of the Nobel Prize in physics in 1956 to the Bell Laboratory team that created the first device, to the modern applications of transistor technology. Contains numerous historical images, as well as animated illustrations of transistor technology.
>The Bell of JusticeE-text of the folklore The Bell of Atri from The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
5 video and media >Production Occupations: Dental Laboratory Technicians(2:16)Among the many tasks of a dental technician is creating replicas of the lost or damaged teeth of patients.
>Production Occupations: Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians(1:27)Components of corrective eyewear is just one of the many products that opthalmic technicians manufacture.
>Woolf: Her Sister's Marriage(1:24)Virginia had a flirtatious relationship with her brother-in-law, art critic Clive Bell.
>Industrial America: Great Inventors(2:59)Inventors like Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell transformed the country during the 1800's.
>Woolf: Her Love of Children( 00:58)Woolf's nephew and biographer, Quentin Bell, said that she always had a special affinity for children.
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