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From: LU9DCEDate: Thu, 19 Mar 26 18:30:00 Z
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Subject: ELECTRONICS FACTS 19-MAR
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THE FIRST TRANSISTORS INVENTED IN 1947 AT BELL LABS WERE MADE FROM
GERMANIUM RATHER THAN SILICON, AS GERMANIUM WAS EASIER TO PURIFY AT
THE TIME. ENGINEERS ACTUALLY HAD TO HANDLE THE DELICATE GERMANIUM
CRYSTALS WITH TWEEZERS WHILE WEARING GLOVES, SINCE THE HEAT FROM THEIR
FINGERTIPS ALONE WAS ENOUGH TO ALTER THE SEMICONDUCTOR PROPERTIES OF
THE MATERIAL.
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