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American industrial research laboratory created by AT&T in 1925 — which invented the transistor, the laser, the solar cell, Unix, C, and information theory — making it the most productive research laboratory in the history of technology.
American industrial research laboratory operated by AT&T that produced more fundamental technological breakthroughs per decade than any other institution in history — including the transistor, information theory, the laser, Unix, and C.
American electrical engineer and co-founder of Qualcomm, who championed CDMA technology against GSM's industry consensus and built Qualcomm into the dominant semiconductor and patent licensing company for mobile communications.
Finnish telecommunications company founded in 1865 — which dominated the global mobile phone market in the 2000s with over 40% market share before being completely disrupted by Apple's iPhone and the smartphone revolution.
American engineer and research administrator who served as president of Bell Laboratories from 1940 to 1951 — overseeing the laboratory during World War II and the early postwar period — and who supported the fundamental research that led to the transistor invention.
Tele-Communications Inc. — America's largest cable television company under John Malone, acquired by AT&T in 1999 for $48B.