Bell Labs' decline really started after divestiture and the separation of AT&T from the Baby Bells on 1/1/1984. I started not too long after that. read more
In technology, the odds of making something truly new and popular have always tilted toward failure. Innovation requires certain conditions for an idea to blossom into a useful solution. Bell Labs had the right mix of talent, resources, and problems to be solved for innovation to run wild. read more
Bell Laboratories, formerly AT&T Bell Laboratories, Inc., byname Bell Labs, the longtime research-and-development arm of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company that now serves the same function in Alcatel-Lucent. read more