The Age of the Amplifier - Construction Physics article by Brian Potter

[Multicore]

A technical history article about

• the vacuum tube,
• the negative feedback amplifier, which had to develop together with the necessary systems theory
• the transistor,
• and the laser.

I figured some here may enjoy, want to elaborate, or take issue with.

The Age of the Amplifier

As we’ve noted more than a few times before, for most of the 20th century AT&T’s Bell Labs was the premier industrial research lab in the US.

www.construction-physics.com

 

[mhardy6647]

I like amplifiers.

 

[Multicore]

I like amplifiers.

They have their uses.

 

[Skeptical_Aus]

Worth reading. If only to learn the origin of the name "transistor ".