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Please review the listing below before writing. For technical questions, we urge you to first check with your municipal or school library. We don't have the resources to answer such questions unless they are related to the published work of a Bell Labs employee, in which case we need the name of that employee to assist you. - For questions about specific project pages at this web site, write to the contact at the bottom of that page.
- For questions about this web site or Bell Labs in general, write to webmaster@bell-labs.com.
- For questions about mechanical problems at this site, write to techmaster@bell-labs.com.
- For questions about Lucent or specific products, see the listings below.
- Alumni
- The Bell Labs Alumni page contains pointers to web forums for former Bell Labs employees and former employees of any company that Bell Labs has been a part of to stay in touch with each other.
- Business Units
- (see Product Queries below).
- Employee Information
- To contact an employee, call +1 908 582 3000, the headquarters of Bell Labs and Lucent Technologies.
- Employee Profiles
- To get an idea of who we are and what we do, see Bell Labs People.
- Employment
- We have a variety of employment opportunities for you to peruse. You can apply for employment at <http://www.lucent.com/work>.
- History
- To get a sense of the three-quarters of a century of innovations at Bell Labs, please go to Bell Labs History.
- Homework
- Discovering new things is what makes Bell Labs such a great place to work. The only way we can share our joy of discovery with you is by urging you to experience it for yourself. So hit the library. It really is fun.
- Information Theory
- Learn how Claude Shannon's theory of communication laid the groundwork for today's worldwide communications networks.
- Investor Relations
- Write to lucentir@lucent.com or call +1 (908) 582-6173.
- Laser Invention
- Join us as we celebrate the invention of the laser.
- Product Queries (Business Units)
- Lucent Technologies focuses on designing and delivering the systems, software, silicon and services for next-generation communications networks for service providers and enterprises. Backed by the research and development of Bell Labs, Lucent focuses on high-growth areas, such as optical and wireless networks; Internet infrastructure; communications software; communications semiconductors and optoelectronics; Web-based enterprise solutions that link private and public networks; and professional network design and consulting services.
- Avaya Inc., which consists of Lucent's Business Communications Systems, Government Solutions, and Enterprise Internetworking, was spun off from Lucent as an independent company Sept. 30, 2000.
- Agere Systems, formerly known as Lucent's Microelectronics Group, offers complete component solutions and capabilities for a network. Agere will be spun off from Lucent as an independent company by the summer of 2001.
- Product queries should be sent to the Business Unit e-mail or Web contacts, and not to Bell Labs.
- Product Queries (Product-specific and New Ventures)
- Contacts for certain products are listed on these Web pages.
- Questions
- If you have a technical question, first check with your municipal or school library. We don't have the resources to answer such questions unless they are related to the published work of a Bell Labs employee, in which case we need the name of that employee to assist you. For questions on Lucent products, see "Product Queries" (above). Otherwise, contact webmaster@bell-labs.com, who will respond to you or forward your request to the appropriate person, if possible. Please, no homework questions.
- Student Aid
- Bell Labs and Lucent Technologies have several programs that are designed to encourage students to pursue careers in science and engineering.
- Summer Internship Program
- Lucent's Summer Internship Program provides valuable work experience within a corporate environment to outstanding college students ranging from freshmen through the masters level, Ph. D levels and college faculty members.
Resumes must be submitted online through the Summer Internship Program page on the Lucent web site. - Technical papers
- Please consult the appropriate technical journals at your local library for technical papers authored by Bell Labs employees. For copies of papers from the Bell Labs Technical Journal, please contact:
- UMI
300 N. Zeeb Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
In the United States, call 1-800-521-0600 X2786
Outside the United States, call +1-313-761-4700
Fax +1-313-665-7075 - Technical Journal
- For copies of papers from the Bell Labs Technical Journal, please contact:
- Copyright Clearance Center
2223 Rosewood Dr.
Danvers, MA 01923
+1 978 750-8400 (ask for Customer service)
+1 978 750-4470 (fax) - Transistor Invention
- Learn how the invention of the transistor at Bell Labs has changed the way we live today.
- UNIX* Operating System
- Learn from the people involved how the UNIX system was created.
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