Jeremy Bernstein discusses his book "Three Degrees Above Zero: Bell Labs in the Information Age"

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Broadcast Date
Nov. 22, 1984

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
40 minutes, 19 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

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Science and Science Writers Technology

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Bernstein, Jeremy, 1929---Interviews Bernstein, Jeremy, 1929-. Three degrees above zero. Bell Telephone Laboratories--History. Science writers--United States--20th century--Interviews Audiotapes. Radio programs. Bernstein, Jeremy, 1929-, interviews WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Lehrer, Tom. New Math White, E.B. Hour of Let Down Scribner, firm, publishers, New York Scribner Publishers American Telephone and Telegraph Company. AT&T American Telephone and Telegraph Company--Biography American Telephone and Telegraph Company--History Telecommunications systems Belle (Dedicated computer) Belle (Chess machine) American Telephone and Telegraph Company--Management--History American Telephone and Telegraph Company--Management American Telephone and Telegraph Company--People American Telephone and Telegraph Company--Products American Telephone and Telegraph Company--Reorganization American Telephone and Telegraph Company--Trials, litigation, etc. Condon, Henry Joseph, 1935-2012 Chomsky, Noam Chomsky, Noam--Influence Chomsky, Noam--Philosophy Shockley, Willian, 1910-1989--Corerespondence Shockley, William, 1910-1989--Adversaries Shockley, William, 1910-1989 Shockley, William, 1910-1989--Eugenics Brattain, Walter H. (Walter Houser), 1902-1987 Bardeen, John Anderson, Warren Philip, 1923-2020 Graham, Ron, 1935-2020 Lehrer, Tom, 1928-Songs Lehrer, Tom , 1928 Corporate divestiture Corporate divestiture--Law and legislation Corporate divestiture--United States Corporate divestiture--Europe Corporate divestiture--AT&T Bell Labs Bell Labs, American Telephone & Telegraph Company (New York, N.Y. : Building complex) Penzias, Arno A. Digital communication Digital communication--United States Digital communication--telephone Marcus, Mitchell Fischer, Bobby, 1943-2008 Fischer, Bobby, 1943-2008. Chess games Fischer, Bobby, 1943-2008. Influence Telephony Thompson, Ken, 1943- Nagel, Suzanne R. Ceramic engineering Ceramic engineering and science proceedings AT&T UNIX system UNIX (Computer operating system) UNIX--PARSIFA Glass fiber industry--United States Glass fiber Fiber optics--glass fiber Fiber optics--materials Fiber optics--research--United States Fiber optics--technology Fiber optics--technological innovation Bell Laboratories--History Bell Lab Innovations Bell Operating Companies Research--applied Research--pure Research--undirected Research--directed Bernstein, Jeremy, 1929- Bernstein, Jeremy, 1929- "Three Degrees Above Zero: Bell Labs in the Information Age" Anti-trust law Anti-trust lawsuit Traveling salesman problem TSP (Traveling Salesman problem) Solid state physic--History Solid state physics Loyalty oaths--California Loyalty oaths--California--History--20th century Nobel prize winners Nobel prize winners--Bell Labs Thurber, James, 1894-1961 Thurber, James, 1894-1961--Criticism and interpretation Thurber, James, 1894-1961. Works of James Thurber Greene, Harold H. United States v. AT&T Science--Humor Science--Humor--Comic books, strips, etc. Science--Wit and humor Effects of war on science Advancement of science through war Light quanta (Physics) Bell, Alexander, Graham, 1847-1922 Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922--Inventions Universal service Vale, Peter Capp, Al The New Yorker The New Yorker Magazine Fire fighting Lewis, Harold, 1923-2011 Transistor Transistor circuits Physics--Design mathematics Monopoly policy Monopoly--government