DocumentCode
1158732
Title
The irresistible transistor
Author
Goldstein, Harry
Volume
40
Issue
3
fYear
2003
fDate
3/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
42
Lastpage
47
Abstract
Looks back to the Raytheon CK722, the first transistor sold to the general public, and presents a description of a maintained collection of thousands of early transistor specimens, including dozens of CK722s. The subject of this article maintains a virtual Transistor Museum on the Web.
Keywords
history; transistors; Raytheon CK722; maintained collection; transistor specimens; virtual Transistor Museum; Capacitors; Counting circuits; Electron tubes; Hearing aids; History; Oscillators; Printed circuits; Resistors; Semiconductor diodes; Transistors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2003.1184435
Filename
1184435
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