• DocumentCode
    1306964
  • Title

    The naming of the transistor

  • Author

    Pierce, John R.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Comput. Res. in Music & Acoust., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
  • Volume
    86
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    1/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    37
  • Lastpage
    45
  • Abstract
    The author devised the name “transistor” in may 1948 when W. Brattain asked him for a suitable name. The early transistor was the dual of a vacuum tube and as such would have transresistance; this suggested the name. Some historical aspects concerning the development of the transistor are discussed
  • Keywords
    history; transistors; Brattain; Pierce; device naming; historical development; transistor; transresistance; Acoustics; Conductors; Electron tubes; Music; Thermistors; Transconductance; Transistors; Varistors; Voltage; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/5.658756
  • Filename
    658756
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1306964