[TVARC] First transistor at Bell Labs

[George Briggs]

Hi John,
Thanks for sharing this. The first few years of my work career were spent at Bell Labs in Holmdel, NJ. The facility had a water tower that was intentionally shaped like a transistor.
73,
George K2DM 

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> On Aug 1, 2022, at 5:47 PM, john at w3gqj.net wrote:
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> I am reading “The Innovators” by Walter Isaacson which talks about the development of the computer starting in the 1600’s. Here is a picture of the first transistor developed by Bell Labs.
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> 73,
> John
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