1. TransistorTransistor
Victor Hugo Estrada RiveraVictor Hugo Estrada Rivera
University of Texas at El PasoUniversity of Texas at El Paso
Molecular ElectronicsMolecular Electronics
Chem 5369Chem 5369

2. Further ResourcesFurther Resources
 Riordan, Michael and Lillian Hoddeson. Crystal Fire: The Invention ofRiordan, Michael and Lillian Hoddeson. Crystal Fire: The Invention of
the Transistor and the Birth of the Information Age. New York: W. W.the Transistor and the Birth of the Information Age. New York: W. W.
Norton and Company, 1997.Norton and Company, 1997.
 Brattain, Walter H. "Genesis of the Transistor." The Physics Teacher.Brattain, Walter H. "Genesis of the Transistor." The Physics Teacher.
(March, 1968) pp. 109-114.(March, 1968) pp. 109-114.
 Hoddeson, Lillian. "The Roots of Solid State Research at Bell Labs."Hoddeson, Lillian. "The Roots of Solid State Research at Bell Labs."
Physics Today. (March, 1997).Physics Today. (March, 1997).
 Holonyak, Jr., Nick."John Bardeen and the Point-Contact Transistor."Holonyak, Jr., Nick."John Bardeen and the Point-Contact Transistor."
Physics Today.Physics Today.
 (April, 1992).(April, 1992).
 Shockley, William. "How We Invented theShockley, William. "How We Invented the Transistor." New Scientist
21. (December, 1972) pp. 689-91.
 http://www.pbs.org/transistor
 http://www.aip.org/history
 http://www.lucent.com/minds/transistor/history.html
 http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~eugeniik/history/lilienfeld.htm
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
 You can find two very cool games on transistors in the next link:
 http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/physics/transistor/function/in
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