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Science, tech, electronicsy videos @ Alcatel-Lucent

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Huh, Alcatel-Lucent has a ton of great videos on their site --

Lightwave Communications Watch the first lightwave communications system take shape at Bell Labs.
Charge Coupled Device
Learn about the development of the charge-coupled device (CCD) at Bell Labs.

UNIX
Watch Bell Labs' Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie talk about the birth of UNIX.

Solar Battery
Watch the development and demonstration of the Bell Solar Battery.

Negative Feedback Amplifier
Listen to Bell Labs' Howard Black talk about the birth of his invention, the negative feedback amplifier.

The Big Bang
Listen to Bell Labs' Arno Penzias and Bob Wilson describe their discovery of evidence of the Big Bang.

Telstar
Learn about Telstar I, a communications satellite built by Bell Labs and launched in 1962.

The Transistor
Learn about the invention of the transistor, Bell Labs' most famous innovation.

Radio astronomy
Learn how Karl Jansky launched the field of radio astronomy through his work at Bell Labs.

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Posted by: monopole on July 31, 2007 at 5:52 AM

Huh?
Um, that's because Alcatel-Lucent owns Bell Labs. Because
the "New AT&T" or other US Companies can't be bothered with long term R&D.

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