The Generations of Corning
Subtitle: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: April 25, 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9780195140958
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.
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.