[TVARC] First transistor at Bell Labs

[Charles Morrissey]

It’s STILL there - drove past it the other day. The Main Bldg is a multi-plex of Offices and shopping. And all the grounds surrounding the main building are populated with HIGH END homes. Times have changed!

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> On Aug 1, 2022, at 7:33 PM, George Briggs <k2dm at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> 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 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On Aug 1, 2022, at 5:47 PM, john at w3gqj.net wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> 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.
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 73,
>> John
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