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[woodelf]

Paul Koning wrote:

> Sean> Hmm ... Bell Labs *did* produce the transistor ...
>
>The bipolar transistor, that is.  I believe FETs are older, at least
>I've seen a writeup of one (from selenium oxide?) that suggests so.
>  
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But Bell Labs transistors DID work and they had the math behind it.
Now a good book to read is here :  Instruments of Amplification
http://www.lindsaybks.com/bks7/finstr/index.html
Other great books are also found thier. 
http://www.lindsaybks.com/prod/index.html
Ben alias woodelf.