Bell Labs

AT&T research subsidiary and innovation juggernaut
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Bell Labs prototype wall phone
Bell Labs prototype wall phone
1940
WE 302 pushbutton prototype
WE 302 pushbutton prototype
1953
Bell Labs Prototype Field Trial Demitasse set
Bell Labs Prototype Field Trial Demitasse set
1957
Prototype pushbutton WE 500 set
Prototype pushbutton WE 500 set
1958
Schmoo Phone
Schmoo Phone
1959
Western Electric Experimental Side Hanger Phone
Western Electric Experimental Side Hanger Phone
Bell Labs founded, in NYC
Bell Labs founded, in NYC
1925
Black invents the negative feedback amplifier
Harold Stephen Black
1927
Speech synthesizing system demoed at Bell Labs
Homer Dudley
1936
Crossbar switching introduced
Crossbar switching introduced
1938
Bell Labs moves to Murray Hill, NJ
Bell Labs moves to Murray Hill, NJ
1941
Transistor invented at Bell Labs
Transistor invented at Bell Labs
1947
Shannon publishes A Mathematical Theory of Communication
Claude Shannon
1948
Transistors first used in telephone equipment
1953
Solar battery in development at Bell Labs
Solar battery in development at Bell Labs
1955
Transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
Transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
1956
Masers in development at Bell Labs
Masers in development at Bell Labs
1958
Bell Labs launches Telstar, the first communication satellite
Bell Labs launches Telstar, the first communication satellite
1962
Penzias and Wilson discover cosmic microwave background radiation
Arno Allan Penzias Robert Woodrow Wilson
1965
Lucky invents the adaptive equalizer
Robert W. Lucky
1965
Boyle and Smith invent the charge-coupled device, a chip that transforms light into electrical info
Willard Boyle George E. Smith
1969
Thompson and Ritchie develop the UNIX operating system
Brian Kernighan Dennis Ritchie Ken Thompson
1969
Hoover invents computerized call switching
Erna Schneider Hoover
1971
Bell Labs introduces the C programming language
Brian Kernighan Dennis Ritchie
1972
Joel patents cellular call handoff
Amos E. Joel Jr.
1972
First trial of Bell Labs' cellular communication system begins
1978
Bell Labs creates first single-chip digital signal processor (DSP)
1979
Frenkiel helps launch commercial cellular service
Richard H. Frenkiel
1983
Harold D. Arnold
Harold D. Arnold
Bishnu S. Atal
John Bardeen
John Bardeen
Harold Stephen Black
Harold Stephen Black
Hendrik Wade Bode
Hendrik Wade Bode
Willard Boyle
Willard Boyle
Walter Brattain
Walter Brattain
Daryl Chapin
Daryl Chapin
Marian Croak
Marian Croak
Clinton Davisson
Clinton Davisson
Homer Dudley
Homer Dudley
Harvey Fletcher
Harvey Fletcher
Richard H. Frenkiel
Richard H. Frenkiel
Calvin Souther Fuller
Calvin Souther Fuller
Erna Schneider Hoover
Erna Schneider Hoover
Frank B. Jewett
Frank B. Jewett
Amos E. Joel Jr.
Amos E. Joel Jr.
Maurice Karnaugh
Mervin Kelly
Mervin Kelly
Brian Kernighan
Brian Kernighan
Rudolf Kompfner
Robert W. Lucky
Robert W. Lucky
Max Mathews
Max Mathews
Sallie Pero Mead
Sallie Pero Mead
Gerald Pearson
Gerald Pearson
Arno Allan Penzias
Arno Allan Penzias
William Gardner Pfann
John R. Pierce
John R. Pierce
Dennis Ritchie
Dennis Ritchie
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
Manfred R. Schroeder
Manfred R. Schroeder
Claude Shannon
Claude Shannon
William Shockley
William Shockley
George E. Smith
George E. Smith
George Stibitz
George Stibitz
Bjarne Stroustrup
Bjarne Stroustrup
Ken Thompson
Ken Thompson
Charles H. Townes
Charles H. Townes
John Tukey
John Tukey
Robert Woodrow Wilson
Robert Woodrow Wilson
The Crossbar System Bell Labs
The Crossbar System Bell Labs
1939
The Idea Factory
The Idea Factory
2012
Bell Labs building in NYC
Bell Labs building in NYC
1925
Bell Labs moves to Murray Hill, NJ
Bell Labs moves to Murray Hill, NJ
1941
Bardeen, Shockley, and Brattain at Bell Labs, 1948
Bardeen, Shockley, and Brattain at Bell Labs, 1948
1947
The Transistor (Bell System)
The Transistor (Bell System)
1953
The Bell Solar Battery
The Bell Solar Battery
1956
Genesis of the Transistor (Bell Labs)
Genesis of the Transistor (Bell Labs)
1965
Telephone Office Planning and Engineering System (Bell Labs)
Telephone Office Planning and Engineering System (Bell Labs)
1978
Inventing the Negative Feedback Amplifier (AT&T)
Inventing the Negative Feedback Amplifier (AT&T)
1980
UNIX: Making Computers Easier To Use (Bell Labs)
UNIX: Making Computers Easier To Use (Bell Labs)
1982
Inventing the Laser (Bell Labs)
Inventing the Laser (Bell Labs)
1988