Bell Labs in Murray Hill spawned numerous inventions, including the transistor and traveling-wave tube that were the key components in the Telstar 1 satellite launched in 1962 that revolutionized global communications.
Romero and other former employees of Bell Labs talk about their time working at the research company’s historic New Jersey headquarters with the same fondness college graduates describe their alma maters. Bell Labs in Murray Hill, seen here in 1960, was home to giants of the science world and Nobel Prize winners.“It was an honor to work there,” one former employee wrote on Facebook. “I’ll never forget what a great place it was to work at,” said another.
Nokia said the change in location will help Nokia Bell Labs adapt and evolve to remain at the forefront of cutting-edge technology. In 1927, scientists at Bell Labs developed equipment for the first full-length motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to silent film. The discovery changed motion pictures.Science fiction author and futurist Arthur C. Clarke described Bell Labs as “a factory for ideas” when he visited the Murray Hill headquarters in the late 1950s.
Bell Labs helped develop synthetic crystals for the U.S. Navy’s sonar equipment, according to news articles. Sonar was instrumental in foiling the Nazi submarine campaign and enabled American subs to destroy Japanese shipping.