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Aloha · 2019-09-15 · Original thread
The History Of Engineering and Science in the Bell System - The Early Years (1875-1925)

The History Of Engineering and Science in the Bell System - National Service in War and Peace (1925-1975)

The History Of Engineering and Science in the Bell System - Switching Technology (1925-1975)

The History Of Engineering and Science in the Bell System - Physical Sciences (1925-1980)

The History Of Engineering and Science in the Bell System - Communications Sciences (1925-1980)

The History Of Engineering and Science in the Bell System - Electronics Technology (1925-1975)

The History Of Engineering and Science in the Bell System - Transmission Technology (1925-1980)

There are two editions of Engineering and Operations in the Bell System one from 1983 and one from 1977.

Another one worth looking at is Transmission Systems for Communications.

For more information about divestiture, read Heritage and Destiny - https://www.amazon.com/Heritage-Destiny-Reflections-System-T...

At least some of these are available as PDF's from archive.org

Another thing looking at is back BSTJ articles: https://www.telephonecollectors.info/index.php/browse/bstj-a...

AT&T was anti-competitive, but it also spent much money on the public good, its a mixed bag - we did lose something with divestiture.

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