Corning keeps popping up at the cutting edge of technology.

• In the late 19th century, it made the encasements for Edison’s light bulbs.
• In the early 20th century, it invented Pyrex.
• In the late 20th century, its fibre-optics have become an essential part of the infrastructure of the internet.
• In the early 21st century, Corning made the glass for the first iPhone.
• Now it is a big supplier of the cables that run through data centres.

Source: Economist