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Bringing back the golden days of Bell Labs
1Nature Reviews Physics, https://www.nature.com/natrevphys/.
Abstract:
Established almost 100 years ago, Bell Labs made a great contribution to advancing both fundamental science and technology. Was that the result of a unique set of circumstances or is there a reproducible recipe for success?
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