Resources

 

  • Braun, E., & Macdonald, S. (1982). Revolution in Miniature. Bath, Great Britain. Cambridge University Press

  • Brinkman W., Haggan D. and Troutman W., (1997) A History of the Invention of the Transistor and Where It Will Lead Us, IEEE Journal of Solid-     State Circuits, vol. 32, no. 12,  Retrieved Oct 27, 2003 from http://www.sscs.org/AdCom/transistorhistory.pdf

  • Cichanowski, T. (2003) The Transistor Era(1948 — 1959): Approaching the Age of Space Exploration, Retrieved Oct 27, 2003 from http://www.luminet.net/~wenonah/history/edpart5.htm

  • Cichanowski, T. (2003) The Vacuum Tube Era (1905 — 1948):Taking the Crucial Step for Modern Technology. Retrieved Oct 27, 2003 from

  • http://www.luminet.net/~wenonah/history/edpart4.htm

  • Einspruch N. G. & Seitz F., Electronic Genie, (1989) The Tangled History of Silicone. Chicago, University of Illinois Press

  • Herring, C. (1992. Recollections from the Early Years of Solid-State Physics." Physics Today (April 1992):p 26-33

  • Steiner, S. A. (2000) The History and the Making of Diodes. Retrieved Oct 27, 2003 from http://home.att.net/~sasteiner/diodes.htm

  • Kessler, R. (1997). Absent at the Creation, Washington D.C. Post, April 6, 1997

  • Reid, T. R. (1984). The Chip. New York City. Simon Shauster

  • Reid, T.R. (2001)The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution. New York: Random House

  • Riordan M. (1997). The Transistor: A ‘Magnificent Christmas Present’ That Revolutionized the World. Washington D.C. Post, Dec 10, 1997

  • M. Levinshtein & G Simin Translated by Minna M Perelman (1998) Transistors, from Crystals to Integrated Circuits. Covenant Garden London. World scientific publishing

  • Translated by Arthern P. J. Fountaine, G. (1965) Diodes and Transistors. New York, Hayden Book Company

  • http://www.micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/transistor/index.html

  • http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/diode.htm

 

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