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What's Corning's secret? It seems they have been at the forefront of innovations in their industry for almost a hundred years. Has no one ever disrupted them wi
by tinco 4y ago
What's Corning's secret? It seems they have been at the forefront of innovations in their industry for almost a hundred years. Has no one ever disrupted them with a crucial patent? Almost everything in the world changed in the past hundred years yet they're still world leader.
- bayindirh 4y agoStarting early. Like Zeiss, Bosch and others.
- trentnix 4y agoThey have some of the best minds in the world working for them. Their knowledge of glass, the physics of light, materials, and related manufacturing is unmatched.
- analog31 4y agoAmong other things, that region of the country was a hot bed of innovation, with multiple companies big and small, maybe an early silicon (dioxide) valley. Polaroid, Kodak, and many smaller companies. University of Rochester was and is a top school for studying optics.
- asmithmd1 4y agoPolaroid was started in, and grew around Cambridge MA. It was kept alive on life support by a $1B settlement paid by Kodak for infringing their instant photo patents