Item 14(c) Exhibit #24


                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 1999.



                                        /s/  Roger G. Ackerman
                                        ----------------------
                                        (Roger G. Ackerman)


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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
12th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  Van C. Campbell
                                        --------------------
                                        (Van C. Campbell)



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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
9th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  Norman E. Garrity
                                        ----------------------
                                        (Norman E. Garrity)



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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
9th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  John W. Loose                     
                                        ------------------                     
                                        (John W. Loose)



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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
12th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  James R. Houghton
                                        ----------------------                 
                                        (James R. Houghton)



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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
12th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  Robert Barker
                                        ------------------                     
                                        (Robert Barker)


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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
18th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  John Seely Brown
                                        ---------------------                  
                                        (John Seely Brown)




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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
12th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  John H. Foster
                                        -------------------                    
                                        (John H. Foster)




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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
9th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  Gordon Gund
                                        ----------------                       
                                        (Gordon Gund)



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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
16th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  John M. Hennessy
                                        ---------------------                  
                                        (John M. Hennessy)



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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
17th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  James W. Kinnear
                                        ---------------------                  
                                        James W. Kinnear)




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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
9th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  James J. O'Connor
                                        ----------------------                 
                                        (James J. O'Connor)



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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
9th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  Catherine A. Rein
                                        ----------------------                 
                                        (Catherine A. Rein)




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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
9th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  Henry Rosovsky
                                        -------------------                    
                                        (Henry Rosovsky)



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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
10th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  H. Onno Ruding
                                        -------------------                    
                                        (H. Onno Ruding)


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                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                            ------------------------



         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or
Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and
appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell, William D. Eggers and James B.
Flaws, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the
name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to
comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on
behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning
Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
9th day of February, 1999.




                                        /s/  William D. Smithburg
                                        -------------------------              
                                        (William D. Smithburg)



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The following exhibits are included only in copies of the 1998 Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                         
             Exhibit #3(i)                  Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated April 24, 1997

             Exhibit #3(ii)                 By-Laws of Corning Incorporated, as amended and effective as of October 6, 1998

             Exhibit #24                    Powers of Attorney

             Exhibit #27                    Financial Data Schedule



Copies of these exhibits may be obtained by writing to Mr. A. John Peck Jr.,
secretary, Corning Incorporated, MP-HQ-E2-10, Corning, New York 14831.




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