Abstract :
The head of one of the foremost research organisations in the United States-Bell Communications Research Inc.-is guided by the traditional values he learned as a boy. The author describes how these values have guided George Heilmeier through four distinguished careers on the frontier of high-technology development.<>
Keywords :
biographies; concurrent engineering; design engineering; telecommunication services; Bell Communications Research Inc.; George H. Heilmeier; biography; careers; high-technology development; research organisations; Communication system control; Convergence; Educational institutions; Engineering profession; Industrial relations; Milling machines; Natural languages; Physical layer; Telecommunication computing; Telecommunication control;