Title
BTL Transistor
Catalog Number
X31.81
Type
Physical object
Description
The first commercial transistor, stored in its original white cardboard tube with blue cap. A-51984 Transistor 6/53."
Date
1953
Manufacturer
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Place Manufactured
U.S.
Identifying Numbers
| Other number |
6/53 |
Date of manufacture stamped on tube |
| Serial number |
GA-51984 |
Stamped on tube |
Dimensions
storage tube: 1/4 in x 1/4 in x 4 3/4 in; transistor: 1/4 in x 1/4 in x 4 in
Category
Component/Semiconductor/transistor
Credit
Gift of Carver Mead
