Item Details

Description

The Richard Winkler papers, ranging in date from 1944 to 1977, contain technical reports and papers, subject files, memos, journal articles, and newspaper clippings, many of which pertain to the history of semiconductors, transistors, and vacuum tubes. The papers can be divided into two parts: materials that document Winkler’s professional work and research files on technical subjects. The professional materials document Winkler’s studies and work at Stanford University in the Electronics Research Laboratory and the Microwave Laboratory, and include course materials, lecture notes, and technical papers and reports, some of which are by Winkler. There are also records from various companies where Winkler worked, including Cascade Research Corporation, General Electric, Zenith, Shockley Semiconductor, Clevite Corporation, ITT Semiconductor, and Amelco Semiconductor (a Teledyne company). Types of records include employee directories, memos, reports, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. The other portion of the collection is made up of subject and research files. These files are generally collections of technical reports and papers, clippings from academic journals, newspaper clippings, and catalogs. This portion of the collection includes information on a range of topics, such as metals and alloys, circuits, semiconductors, chemistry, vacuum tubes, field-effect transistors (FET), travelling wave tubes (TWT), servo mechanisms, and vacuum tube design and construction. Biographical/Historical Note Richard Winkler is an engineer who has worked at Stanford University as well as a number of important electronics firms in Silicon Valley. Winkler studied electrical engineering at Stanford University, graduating with a BS in electrical engineering in 1948. He also earned two graduate degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford, completing them in 1953. While at Stanford, he worked on microwave tubes and high-power klystrons at the Electronics Research Laboratory and the Microwave Laboratory. After Stanford, Winkler worked for Cascade Research Corporation, General Electric, and Zenith Radio Research, where he worked in production engineering. He joined Shockley Transistor Corporation in the early 1960s, staying with Shockley as it was purchased by first Clevite Corporation and then ITT Corporation. Later, he worked for Teledyne (Amelco) Semiconductor, after which he co-founded Spectrotherm Corporation, where he worked until 1975. Winkler has six patents from his work in the 50s, 60s, and early 70s. In the late 1970s, Winkler began teaching at the University of San Francisco and Saint Mary's College, focusing on finance, marketing, business organization, and operations management.

Level of description

Collection

Date

1944-1977

Author

Richard Winkler (Author)

Extent

6.25 linear feet in 5 record cartons

Subject

Teledyne, Semiconductors, Transistors, Vacuum Tubes

Collection title

Richard Winkler papers

Credit

Gift of Sandra Winkler

Catalogue number

102784974

Lot number

X8440.2018