Transistor

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OBJECT TYPE: POINT-CONTACT/GERMANIUM
DATE: 1953
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0285.001

MANUFACTURER: Western Electric
MODEL: 2N23
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METALAND SYNTHETIC MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 2.7 cm
Width: 2.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Electricity & electronics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Western Electric
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF TRANSISTOR USED C. 1950S.
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY SOLID-STATE DEVICES ASSEMBLED BY THE DONOR AND HIS FATHER DURING THEIR CAREERS AS ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. (REF. 1)
Function: TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF ELECTRONS.
Technical: PART OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY SOLID-STATE DEVICES WHICH SHOW THE EVOLUTION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY FROM 1930S-1970S. 'POINT-CONTACT' TYPE INTRODUCED IN 1947 BY BELL LABS; IN 1951 COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION BEGAN AT WESTERN ELECTRIC. 2 FINE WIRES ACT AS POINTS OF CONTACT TO A GERMANIUM BLOCK. (REF. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "2N23" and "8-53" printed in black on germanium block.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: OFF-WHITE GERMANIUM BLOCK; SILVER AND GOLD COLOUR METAL WIRES.
Decoration: N/A

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Western Electric, Transistor, 1953, Artifact no. 1999.0285, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0285.001/

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