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.
>
>