Transistor
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A transistor is an electronic device that control electric current. It has three terminals: a base, an emitter, and a collector.
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[edit] External links
- AudioUK's Milestones. Photograph of first working transistor
- IEEE Virtual Museum, Let's Get Small: The Shrinking World of Microelectronics. All about the history of transistors and integrated circuits.
- This Month in Physics History: November 17 to December 23 1947: Invention of the First Transistor. From the American Physical Society
- 50 Years of the Transistor. From Science Friday, December 12 1997
- Bob's Virtual Transistor Museum & History. Treasure trove of transistor history
- How transistors work