Bell Labs facts for kids
| Private (Subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent) | |
| Industry | Information technology |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Headquarters | Murray Hill, New Jersey, United States |
| Parent | AT&T/Western Electric (1925-1983) AT&T (1984-1996) Lucent (1996-2006) Alcatel-Lucent (2006-present) |
Bell Laboratories (or Bell Labs) is part of the French company Alcatel-Lucent which in turn is owned by Nokia. It is a research subsidiary of the company, and is based in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States.
AT&T created Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1925. It works on creating new things. Bell Labs in the 20th century did much scientific research. Work done there has won seven Nobel Prizes.
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The original home of Bell Laboratories beginning in 1925, 463 West Street, New York.
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Old Bell Labs Holmdel Complex. Located in New Jersey, about 20 miles south of New York.
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Reconstruction of the directional antenna used in the discovery of radio emission of extraterrestrial origin by Karl Guthe Jansky at Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1932
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The first transistor, a point-contact germanium device, was invented at Bell Laboratories in 1947. This image shows a replica.
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The charge-coupled device was invented by George E. Smith and Willard Boyle
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Nokia Bell Labs entrance sign at New Jersey headquarters in 2016
