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Invention of the Point-Contact Transistor

Invention of the Point-Contact Transistor

John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley are demonstrating the first working point-contact transistor in the Bell Labs laboratory. The trio is carefully observing the oscilloscope readings

Year 1947
Date 12/23
Location Bell Labs, New Jersey, United States
Layer 2
Visibility HIDDEN
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Key Figures

John Bardeen Walter Brattain William Shockley Lab Assistant

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