Three Degrees AboveJeremy Bernstein

Three Degrees Above

by Jeremy Bernstein · first published 1986

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  • jnazario · Feb 26, 2012 · Recommends

    a book bell labs' innovations already exists, "three degrees above zero" by jeremy bernstein. highly recommended. i have a copy i got used off of amazon, but here it is for preview in google books. http://books.google.com/books?id=N6s8AAAAIAAJ&dq=three+d...

    on “Innovation and the Bell Labs Miracle” ↗
  • vinnyvichy · Jul 15, 2024 · Recommends

    There is a lesser-known but still insightful book by Bernstein. https://www.amazon.com/Three-Degrees-Above-Zero-Information/... Backstory: https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2019/october/three-degrees-above-... My takeaway from that one is that Bell Labs' success relied on the common feeling that they were all contributing…

    on “Building the Bell System” ↗
  • gjkood · Feb 27, 2016 · Mentions

    I read a book a long time ago about AT&T Bell Labs. I think it may have been "Three Degrees Above Zero", but I am not sure now. Something that impressed me a great deal at that time was the testing that AT&T used to do with utility poles, to ensure that it withstands the vagaries of nature and time…

    on “AT&T sues Louisville to stop Google Fiber from using its utility poles” ↗

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