792 Pp. Grey Card Covers Printed In Black. First Printing. "The Material Included Herein Covers The Same Ground And Supplements The Talks Given At A Symposium On Transistors, Which Was Held At The Bell Telephone Laboratories During The Week Beginning September 17, 1951. Includes Reprints Of Important Shockley Papers Including The "The Theory Of P-N Junctions In Semiconductors And P-N Junction Transistors" From The 1949 Bell System Telephone Journal, And 33 Other Articles By Shockley And Others, Most Of Which Are First Published Here, Representing A Comprehensive Overview Of The Latest Developments In This Important Milestone In Electronics. Includes A Joint Article By Shockley And Sparks On P - N Transistor Junctions; The Junction Transistor, First Announced By Bell Labs In 1951, Was More Efficient And Consumed Far Less Power Than The Original 1947 Type, And Led To The Electronics Revolution In Small Devices; Sparks Was Later Directore Of Sandia Labs 1972-1981, And Was Involved In Plasma Research. (Note: No Articles Credited To Bardeen Or Brattain). Some Wear And Light Soiling To Covers, But All Lettering Clear On Front Cover And All Lettering Worn But Present On Spine. Internally A Clean Copy. Laid In Loosely Are Signed First Day Covers Commemorating Their Achievements, One Each Signed By Shockley, Brattain And Bardeen. Seller Inventory # 015647

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Title: The Transistor / Selected Reference Material...

Publisher: Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. / Western Electric Co., Inc., New York

Publication Date: 1951

Binding: Stiff Wrappers

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition

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