Bell Laboratories
Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 (Map) Phone: 908-582-8500
Fax: 908-508-2576
http://www.bell-labs.com
Overview
Since its founding in 1925, the scientists at Bell Laboratories have been responsible for many groundbreaking technological achievements and have been awarded thousands of patents and several Nobel prizes for their efforts. Key "firsts" credited to Bell Labs include long-distance television transmission, fax transmission, touch-tone phone, communications satellite, and cellular telephone transmission. Though most of its innovations have been within the area of communications, Bell Labs is also responsible for breakthroughs like the transistor, stereo recording, lasers, solar cells, and the Unix computer operating system. Bell Labs is the R&D arm of telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent.
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Key financials for Bell Laboratories
| Company Type | Business Segment of Alcatel-Lucent |
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| Fiscal Year-End | September |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for Bell Laboratories
| Chairman and CEO, Alcatel-Lucent | Patricia F. (Pat) Russo (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| President | Jeong H. Kim Connect to this executive |
| VP and Head Global Operations | Thierry Van Landegem Connect to this executive |
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