The History and Physics of the Point-Contact Transistor
Individual author or multiple authors
Individual
Major
Physics (PHYS)
Category of Work
Comps
Additional Category of Work
None
Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Class Year
2012
Department or Program
Physics and Astronomy
Comps Adviser(s)
Baylor, Marty; Luhman, Dwight
Special Recognition
Distinction on comps
Identifier (Includes All Files and Enter All Their Files Name)
kunkelm_2012_PHYS_presentation.pdf, kunkelm_2012_PHYS.pdf
Keywords
transistor, point-contact, point contact, early transistor, first transistor, semiconductors, semiconductor physics, electronics, physics history, Bell Labs, Bell Laboratories, Shockley, Brattain, Bardeen, amplifier, amplifiers, cat's whisker, cat whisker, vacuum tube, minority carrier injection
Student Work Completed Date
2012-03-09
Format
application/pdf, application/ppt
Files Uploaded
Text (paper), Presentation
Rights Management
Student author/s retain copyright to this work. Through online submission process, author/s granted Carleton College the non-exclusive rights to preserve this work as part of Carleton's academic history and to use it for teaching purposes and/or institutional research and assessment.
