Corning Glass Works

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Corning_Glass_Works
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Corning_Incorporated
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Wendell_P._Weeks
gptkbp:countryOfOperation gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1851
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Amory_Houghton
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Corning,_New_York,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Corning Glass Works
gptkbp:industry gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:glass
materials science
gptkbp:notableAchievement developed the glass for Thomas Edison's light bulb
invented Pyrex glassware
pioneered low-loss optical fiber
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:glass
gptkb:fiber
gptkb:Pyrex
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees ~50,000
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Corning_Incorporated
gptkbp:publiclyTraded true
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:NYSE
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:GLW
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Corning_Environmental_Technologies
gptkb:Corning_Life_Sciences
gptkb:Corning_Optical_Communications
gptkbp:website https://www.corning.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:康宁公司
gptkb:Corning
gptkb:Hale_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5