Arno+Penzais

**Arno Penzias**
He later became Chief Scientist, and continued to search for innovative ideas by visiting small companies around the country. Essential to the process of innovation, these visits often generated new opportunities for learning and new product ideas. He retired from Lucent/Bell Labs in May, 1998. ||
 * [[image:http://www.bell-labs.com/user/apenzias/images/comp.gif align="right"]]Arno Penzias began his scientific career in 1961 when he joined Bell Laboratories as a Member of Technical Staff. He conducted research in radio communication and took part in the pioneering Echo and Telstar communications satellite experiments. As a scientist, he is best known for his work in radio astronomy, winning a Nobel Prize in 1978 for research that enabled a better understanding of the origins of the universe.