Three Degrees above Zero: Bell Laboratories in the Information Age

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Book Overview

Bell Laboratories is one of the world's leading research centres. Bell scientists have won seven Nobel prizes in, physics, more than any other single institution in the world. In this engrossing book - a blend of popular science, and history -Jeremy Bernstein guides us on a fascinating tour of the labs, introducing us to the men and women who have been responsible for some of the greatest scientific advances of this century, in computers and computation, solid state physics (including the invention and development of the transistor); communications, and in astrophysics. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684181703
• ISBN13: 9780684181707
• Release Date: September 1984
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.

Customer Reviews

a great read

in the spirit of "dealers of lightning", 3 degrees above zero tours a large corporate research laboratory with skill and clarity. by focusing on achievements and people, it navigates the large labs and really highlights interesting topics. i'm a geek, but no engineer. however, i really found the writing to be clean and move along at a good pace. by talking to people who what got them into research, how they got to their topics,...

A Fine Record of a Legendary R & D outfit

The book paints an impressionistic picture of AT & T Bell Labs (pre-breakup), as viewed through the stories of several key players in its illustrious history. Written more as a family portrait than a strict history per se, the author successfully captures the flavour and the culture of this remarkable American R & D institution. Having been written in the shadow of the AT & T breakup, there is an undercurrent of concern...