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German WWII radar researcher Dr Herbert Matare tells of how he came to invent the transistor

A rare interview with Dr Herbert Matare, explaining how his work with radar in WWII led him to discover the transistor - a means of amplifying electrical signals using a tiny block of semi-conducting silicon.

20 October 2011

3 minutes

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