Three Degrees above Zero: Bell Laboratories in the Information Age

By Jeremy Bernstein

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... 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, and why they do what they do, it's a fascinating look at a bright collection of minds and people. written at the time that the labs were about to be spun off, everyone ends a chapter with comments on what they think will happen next. definitely interesting given the historical perspective you can now apply.hunt this one down, i think you'll be pleased.

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 over changing a proven winner throughout the book. Managers of any R & D organization would do well to read this and see how closely they can emulate this example.