Bell Labs headquarters in Murray Hill, New Jersey.
Photo by John Gates.
A new history guide on the AIP website is collecting essays written by scientists who worked in physical sciences research at Bell Labs after 1980, where earlier histories leave off. This collection will grow over time from an initial set of five currently available: “Geophysics, space physics, and communications” by Lou Lanzerotti, “The development of gravitational lens mass tomography” by Tony Tyson, “World-record magnets for condensed matter physics research” by Greg Boebinger, “Positron and plasma research” by Allen Mills and Cliff Surko, and “X-ray photoemission and absorption research” by Paul Citrin. The initiative is being coordinated by Art Ramirez, Cherry Murray, and Dave Bishop.
The month from the AIP History Weekly Edition
This month from the Ex Libris Universum Library Blog
History from Physics Today
- Brian Carpenter, interviewed June 25, 2026 by Barbara Hof
- Michael Cates, interviewed November 28 and 29, 2024 by Joseph Martin and Wilson Poon
- Lia Hankla, interviewed April 30, 2026 by Dorothy Tang
- Marjorie Olmstead, interviewed March 15 and 19, 2026 by Anna Doel
- Peter Pusey, interviewed November 21 and 22, 2024 by Joseph Martin and Wilson Poon
- Stephanie Tristram-Nagle, interviewed June 6, 2026 by Anna Doel
AIP’s three Robert Oppenheimer oral histories are now collected, along with associated media, in a single resource on our website.
A new copyright guide covers basic information about copyright law and how it applies to AIP collections.
