Physical Principles Involved in Transistor Action. Pp 1208-1225 in Physical Review vol. 75, no 8. Lancaster: American Physical Society, 1949. 4to. Original printed wrappers, light wear to spine. FIRST EDITION of the first comprehensive report on the transistor, arguably the most important invention of the 20th century. First announced in three short letters in July 1948, followed by this comprehensive report, the breakthrough was made by a group of scientists working at Bell Labs, led by Shockley and Walter Morgan. They attempted to use an electrical field to affect the conductivity of a semiconductor, but were unable to yield any results until Bardeen suggested that surface states of the materials used in the semiconductors might be preventing the electrical fields from penetrating them. This led them to four patentable transistor designs. In 1956, Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley shared the Nobel Prize in Physics "for their researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect."
Physical Principles Involved in Transistor Action. Pp 1208-1225 in Physical Review vol. 75, no 8. Lancaster: American Physical Society, 1949. 4to. Original printed wrappers, light wear to spine. FIRST EDITION of the first comprehensive report on the transistor, arguably the most important invention of the 20th century. First announced in three short letters in July 1948, followed by this comprehensive report, the breakthrough was made by a group of scientists working at Bell Labs, led by Shockley and Walter Morgan. They attempted to use an electrical field to affect the conductivity of a semiconductor, but were unable to yield any results until Bardeen suggested that surface states of the materials used in the semiconductors might be preventing the electrical fields from penetrating them. This led them to four patentable transistor designs. In 1956, Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley shared the Nobel Prize in Physics "for their researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect."
Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!
Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.
Create an alert
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
