The Generations of Corning
The Life and Times of a Global Corporation
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Word Count
132,000 words, Guess
Page Count
528 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivegenerationsofcor00davi
- ISBN-100195140958
- ISBN-139780195140958
- Goodreads1110203
- Library of Congress Control Number00067091
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number45437326
- Better World Books9780195140958
- Open LibraryOL7389470M
Classifications
- LCCHD2796.C66D94 2001
- LCCHD 2796 C66 D94 2001
- LCCHD2796.C66 D94 2001
Description
Chronicles the evolution of Corning Incorporated, including the leadership of five generations of the Houghton family from 1851 to 1996, and the development of Pyrex, the Ribbon Machine, Corning Ware, television tubes, and fiber optics.
First Sentence
THIS BOOK EXPLORES the relationship between Corning and glass, the material from which it (as well as its forebears) has wrought its livelihood since 1851.
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