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Discoveries, What to Explore, and Career Connections
Discoveries, What to Explore, and Career Connections
Discoveries made in Holmdel continue to shape modern science, engineering, and technology.
Discoveries made in Holmdel continue to shape modern science, engineering, and technology.
Cosmic microwave background radiation (Big Bang evidence)
Explore: How scientists detect signals from space; what the Big Bang means
Fields & Careers: Physics, Astronomy → Astrophysicist, Research ScientistRadio waves from space (radio astronomy)
Explore: What radio waves are; how we “listen” to space
Fields & Careers: Engineering, Physics → RF Engineer, Space ScientistInterstellar molecules (space chemistry)
Explore: What molecules exist in space; how they are detected
Fields & Careers: Chemistry, Astrophysics → Astrochemist, Research ScientistWireless communication and signal processing
Explore: How information travels (phones, Wi-Fi, signals)
Fields & Careers: Electrical & Computer Engineering → Wireless Systems Engineer, Communications EngineerSatellite communication (Project Echo, Telstar)
Explore: How satellites send signals around the world
Fields & Careers: Systems Engineering → Aerospace Engineer, Telecom Engineer
Bell Labs - The Company that Invented the Future
A Century of Innovation - What makes Bell Labs unique? (video)
Foundational Discoveries (Holmdel)
Karl Guthe Jansky - Discovered radio waves coming from space; Found signals coming from space
Robert Woodrow Wilson, Robert Woodrow Wilson & Arno Allan Penzias - Discovered signals that proved the Big Bang; Found evidence of how the universe began, Discovered interstellar Carbon Monoxide
Mathematics, Imaging & Signal Processing Andrew Chraplyvy - Advanced optical communication and signal transmission; Helped improve how information travels using light
Lawrence Shepp - Developed methods used in CT, MRI, PET scans and signal processing; Helped create ways to see inside the human body
Communication & Signal Transmission
Harald T. Friis - Explained how wireless signals travel through the air; revealed greater understanding about how signals move
Rudolf Kompfner - Enabled long-distance communication, satellites, and radar; Helped send signals over long distances
Victor B. Lawrence - Advanced digital communication systems; improved how we send information
James West - Co-invented microphones used in phones and devices; created microphones used everywhere in all our everyday devices
Telstar - First two-way communication satellite
Wireless Communication & Networks
Andrea Goldsmith - Developed new ways to improve wireless systems; Helped improve how devices connect (video)
Gerard J. Foschini - Developed multi-antenna systems (MIMO) for faster wireless communication; made mobile phones, Wi-Fi and wireless much faster
Mathini Sellathurai - Advanced signal processing and wireless technologies; Helps improve how signals are sent and received
Reinaldo A. Valenzuela - Studied how signals behave in real environments; Helped make wireless work better in real places
Light, Lasers & Fiber Optics
Arthur Ashkin - Used lasers to move tiny particles and advance scientific research; Used light to move tiny objects with Optical Tweezers
Herwig Kogelnik - Developed laser and fiber optic communication systems; Helped send information using light
Tingye Li - Developed low-loss optical fiber for long-distance communication; sent information over long distances using light
Robert Tkach - Improved fiber optic systems for fast data transmission; Helped make the internet faster using light
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