Private company

Bell Labs

Research and scientific development company

Nokia Bell Labs, commonly referred to as Bell Labs, is an American industrial research and development company owned by the Finnish technology company Nokia. With headquarters located in Murray Hill, New Jersey, the company operates several laboratories in the United States and around the world.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1925Founded1
  • Industryinformation technology, research, software industry1
  • HeadquartersMurray Hill1
  • Websitewww.nokia.com/bell-labs
  • Legal formprivate limited company1

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The story

Founded by Alexander Graham Bell in 1925.1

Leadership

Who has led Bell Labs, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

  1. Frank B. Jewett1925–1940
  2. Oliver Ellsworth Buckley1940–1951
  3. Mervin Joe Kelly1951–1959
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Board members and other officers (2)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Also owns

  • Rat Ice

Former owners and parents

  • AT&T 1925 to 1996
  • Lucent 1996 to 2006
  • Alcatel-Lucent 2006 to 2016

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2016Acquired Acquired by Nokia1
  2. 2006Acquired Acquired by Alcatel-Lucent1
  3. 1996Acquired Acquired by Lucent1
  4. 1925Founded Founded1
  5. 1925Acquired Acquired by AT&T1

Sources

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