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Dr. Penzias is respected as an inventor and engineer with over twenty honorary degrees and just as many awards to his name. He has authored two books and numerous articles. The springboard for his activities was Bell Labs, where he served as a leading researcher and research leader for over thirty-seven years. His scientific career began in 1961, when he joined Bell Laboratories as a member of the technical staff, and conducted research in radio communication as well as taking part in the pioneering of Echo and Telestar communications satellite experiments. Progressing to positions of increasing responsibility, he retired as vice president and chief scientist from Lucent/Bell Labs in May of 1998. Among many of Dr. Penzias' innovative contributions was the restructuring of the Bell Labs Research organization from a vertically integrated structure based on classic academic disciplines to a structure that focuses on strategic emerging technologies. This created a novel paradigm which has proved to be an effective model for other corporations. Dr. Penzias continues to serve on the Board of Directors of several organizations, and is sought after lecturer and consultant. His key interests are in research and development; strategic use of information systems; applications and impacts of technology. He received a Ph.D. and a M.A. from Columbia University, and a B.S. from the City College of New York, all in Physics. For more on
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Dr.
Arno Penzias is best known for his work in radio astronomy, and
for which he received a Nobel Prize in 1978. He and Bell Labs colleague
Robert Wilson received this prestigious award for their discovery
of cosmic microwave background radiation, which gave unprecedented
support to the "Big Bang" theory of the universe's creation.