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Walter Brattain

Brattain worked with John Bardeen on the germanium point-contact transistor at Bell Labs.

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Brattain worked with John Bardeen on the germanium point-contact transistor at Bell Labs.

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Experimental control of contacts and semiconductor surfaces was crucial. A working amplifier was a step toward later switching devices and integrated circuits.

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