The Transistor at 75

By Mark Lundstrom1; Michael J. Manfra2; Muhammad A. Alam1; Ekaterina Babintseva3

1. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 3. Department of History, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

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  1. Birth of the Transistor: Bell Labs, Purdue, and the Second World War

    Online Presentations | 02 Feb 2023 | Contributor(s): Michael J. Manfra

    Semiconductors at Purdue in the 1940’s and the invention of the transistor at Bell Labs.

  2. From Apollo to Apple: How a Purdue Alum, Mohamed Atalla, Started Moore's Law and Transformed the World

    Online Presentations | 02 Feb 2023 | Contributor(s): Muhammad A. Alam

    The Silicon MOSFET, a better transistor. Demonstration of the 1960 silicon MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor), the mainstay of today’s electronics, which was co-invented by Purdue alumnus Mohamed M. Atalla at Bell Labs.

  3. Computers in Space: Transistors in the Age of Apollo

    Online Presentations | 02 Feb 2023 | Contributor(s): Ekaterina Babintseva

    The role of transistors in the race to the moon.

  4. Opening Remarks & Transistors in the 1950s

    Online Presentations | 02 Feb 2023 | Contributor(s): Mark Lundstrom

    Opening Remarks by Mark Lundstrom and recorded message by US Senator Todd Young.