The Story of Transistor, it turns 76-Year-old on December 23

The birth of the transistor

The transistor was successfully demonstrated for the first in New Jerseys neighbourhood of Murray Hill, on December 23, 1947.

Which company lead the project?

The Bell Laboratories is the company behind the invention. Bell Laboratories is a company which belongs to the American industrial research and scientific development category. Pic: LinkedIn

The inventors behind the transistor

The field-effect transistor (FET) was first conceived by physicist Julius Edgar Lilienfeld in 1926, however at that time, a functional device could not be built. Physicists John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley constructed the first functional device, a point-contact transistor in 1947.

What recognition did the inventors receive?

They were jointly awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for their invention.

Which types of technologies use transistors?

All current technology, including data communications, audio and video recording equipment, aircraft, and telecommunications, is based on the transistor.

6.Which devices use transistors?

Transistors are used in many devices such as phones, cameras, electronic games, alarms, televisions, MP3 players, pacemakers, hearing aids, watches, and calculators. Therefore, transistors improve the quality of life for humans.

Why is December 23, an important day?

The birth of the transistor enhanced and empowered the face of science and technology forever.