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Bell Labs Holmdel Complex, Bell Laboratories Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733, USA
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The Bell Labs Holmdel Complex, in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, United States, functioned for forty-four years as a research and development facility, initially for the Bell System and later Bell Labs. The centerpiece of the campus is an Eero Saarinen designed structure that served as the home to over 6,000 engineers and researchers. This modernist building, dubbed "The Biggest Mirror Ever" by Architectural Forum, due to its mirror box exterior, was the site of at least one Nobel Prize discovery, the laser cooling work of Steven Chu. The building has undergone renovations into a multi-purpose living and working space, dubbed Bell Works by its redevelopers. Since 2016 it has been operated by Nokia, and the former Bell Labs complex has been experiencing a renaissance as a business incubator for high-tech startup companies. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
