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一篇讲述『The Aaronson Oracle』的长文，回溯 1950 年代 Bell Labs 中 David Hagelbarger 的 SEER 与 Claude Shannon 的机器如何通过预测对手模式在匹配硬币等游戏中获胜，并延伸到现代可预测性实验。
An interview with computing pioneer Doug McIlroy discussing his contributions to Unix and C, including early programs like echo and sort, and his work at Bell Labs.
Dennis Ritchie recounts quirky error messages and comments from early Unix source code, including the famous 'values of β will give rise to dom!' and the unlikely comment 'You are not expected to understand this.'
This post ranks top scientific research institutions that changed human civilization, from the mythical Bell Labs to potentially emerging AI labs, exploring their historical contributions and models.
This article examines the 1956 antitrust consent decree that forced AT&T to license all its patents royalty-free, which spurred a wave of innovation and startup formation, particularly in semiconductors.
The article explores how Bell Labs' pursuit of better amplifiers led to transformative inventions like the vacuum tube, transistor, and laser, which became foundational to modern electronics and computing.
A retrospective interview with a former Bell Labs employee discussing the applied division's mundane but critical work, contrasting it with the famous research achievements at Murray Hill.