In this book, Dr. Narain Gehani delivers an insider's chronology and commentary of the birth, life, radical transformation and downsizing of Bell Labs. This former world-class research organization has, over the years, made outstanding contributions to science. The book would be useful to anyone seeking an inside look and assessment of how one large, pure research, organization operated first in a monopolistic and then a competitive business environment. ... When we net it all out, competition in the telecommunications industry has come at a tremendous cost -- our country has lost its crown jewel. Bell Labs: Life in the Crown Jewel |