Transistor

The transistor is a solid state semiconductor device which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation and many other functions. It acts as a variable valve which, based on its input voltage, controls the current drawn by it from a connected voltage supply.

External links and references

• {{US patent|2524035}} -- J. Bardeen et. al.
• {{US patent|2569347}} -- W. Shockley
• AudioUK's Milestones. Photograph of first working transistor
• Transistorized. Historical and technical information from the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) web site
• The Transistor Legacy Then and Now. From Lucent Technologies (Bell Telephone Laboratories) (AT&T)
• This Month in Physics History: November 17 to December 23, 1947: Invention of the First Transistor. From the American Physical Society (APS)
• 50 Years of the Transistor. From Science Friday, December 12, 1997
• The CK722 Museum. Website devoted to the "classic" hobbyist germanium transistor
• Bob's Virtual Transistor Museum & History. Treasure trove of transistor history
• 1954 to 2004, the TR-1's Golden Anniversary. In depth coverage of Regency radio.
• Jerry Russell's Transistor Cross Reference Database.
• {{Book reference|Author=Riordan, Michael & Hoddeson, Lillian|Title=Crystal Fire|Publisher=W.W Norton & Company Limited|Year=1998|ID=ISBN 0393318516}} The invention of the transistor & the birth of the information age
• {{Book reference|Author=Amos S W & James M R|Title=Principals of Transistor Circuits|Publisher= Butterworth-Heinemann|Year=1999|ID=ISBN 0750644273}}
• {{Book reference|Author=Horowitz, Paul & Hill, Winfield|Title=The Art of Electronics|Publisher=Cambridge University Press|Year=1989|ID=ISBN 0521370957}}
• {{Book reference|Author=Warnes, Lionel|Title=Analogue and Digital Electronics|Publisher=Macmillan Press Ltd|Year=1998|ID=ISBN 0-333-65820-5}}
• {{Book reference|Author=Williams, Tim|Title=EMC for Product Designers (third edition)|Publisher=Butterworth Heinemann|Year=2001|ID=ISBN 0-7506-4930-5}}