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Physics: Principles and ProblemsChapter 29:
Solid-State ElectronicsWeb Links
Semiconductor Devices | | Integrated circuits are vital to the computer industry. How are semiconductors used to make them? (
http://www.uq.edu.au/nanoworld/semicond.html
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50 Years of the Transistor | | This page marks 1997 as the 50th anniversary of the invention of the transistor by Bell Labs; includes history, information on the inventors, uses of transistors, FAQs, and much more. How did the transistor change the lives of Americans when it was invented? (
http://www.lucent.com/minds/transistor
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The Transistor Collector | | This home page is maintained by a man from England who collects old transistors and radios. Describe the common characteristics of transistors, and also explain how they can be different. (
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Andrew_Wylie/homepage.htm
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