Bell Labs: Life in the Crown Jewel

by Narain Gehani

Bell Labs has been called the "crown jewel" of AT&T. Forced by the marketplace, competition, and economic conditions, the prestigious research lab is in the midst of radical change. Gehani, who was research vice president for communications software research when he left Bell Labs after 23 years, chronicles the changes, from the breakup of AT&T through the rise and fall of Lucent, Bell Labs' parent organization. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

258 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Steve Gross · Rating 2 out of 5]

Boring... and how did he write such a stupid opening sentence?

[Alger Smythe-Hopkins]

I'm sure there is good stuff in here, but so far, this is a corporate history. A corporate history that repeats. Repeats a lot.

[Edward W. Hewett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting history, especially for anyone that has a history with the bell system.