Oral history interview with John Bardeen, 1980 February 13.

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Oral history interview with John Bardeen, 1980 February 13.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79021334

Discusses the collective history of the discovery and development of the transistor. Describes the different interpretations of Shockley, Brattain, and others; discusses the military's lackluster response to transistor discovery. Describes the discovery of PN junction and the importance of early silicon research; discusses his group's search for semiconductor amplifier. Lists and describes what he believes to be the most crucial experiments during this time of development; discusses the accidental nature of some of their research. Describes the various applications for junction transistors and their development in the military and consumer sectors.

Transcript: 29 pp.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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