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Communications Subsystems
Physical Research
Materials Research
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In 1927 C.J. Davisson and L.H. Germer, experimenting with intricacies of vacuum tube technology, demonstrated that electrons exhibit diffraction as though they were waves rather than particles. What is now the textbook example of the quantum mechanical nature of matter earned Davisson the Nobel Prize in physics in 1937. In 1947 a team of scientists, concerned about the limitations of vacuum tubes, began a research program to look for a better device and created what may be the most important innovation of the 20th century. John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley shared the Nobel Prize in 1957 for the invention the transistor. In 1982 researchers experimenting with novel structures made by using the new technique of molecular beam epitaxy discovered another quantum mechanical surprise the fractional quantum Hall effect, and three more scientists, Horst Störmer, Robert Laughlin, and Daniel Tsui shared a Nobel Prize in 1998.
The remarkable common thread in these three stories is that they are the first, possibly the most notable, and the latest in a string of six Nobel Prizes shared by nine scientists - all from this laboratory. While all this was taking place we invented zone refining to make the ultra-pure material needed for semiconductor devices, the touch tone telephone, built the first communications satellite, pioneered the use of lasers and fiber optics, and we were awarded thousands of patents for technology as diverse as environmentally safe lead free alloys to neural network devices.
As you browse this site you will see that our success is not in any way by chance. Scientists here are concerned that we have the technology to deliver tomorrows communication products but with similar resolve they are deeply involved in understanding the technology and expanding the science necessary for communications 20 or 30 years from tomorrow. Our tradition of, and commitment to scientific excellence dates back to this laboratory's inception and continues today. Lucent Technologies recognizes this legacy of excellence and, with the understanding that innovation drives communication technology, has made the commitment which gives us a clear road to continue the pursuit of science as we so unmistakably know how to do. In turn, we are committed to being the scientific engine that drives Lucent Technologies into the next century.
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