IP: Fwd: History of the Transistor

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> From: "Mike Anderson" <manders3 () columbus rr com>
> To: <farber () cis upenn edu>
> Subject: History of the Transistor
> Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 20:39:17 -0400
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> Transistorized!
> Dave, this is one of Yahoo's pick sites, and a fascinating place for the
> techie!
>
> Mike
> http://www.pbs.org/transistor/
>
> This history of the transistor features a timeline that starts with the
> 1898 discovery of the electron and then continues with a century of
> innovation. We learned, for example, that in 1948 the junction transistor
> was invented, as was Velcro and the frisbee. In the same year, George
> Orwell published "1984." Whether you're looking for a saga of competing
> egos and clandestine research, or clear definitions of diode, transistor,
> and semiconductor, be sure to tune your dials here.