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Question about Walter Brattain’s “field-effect transistor principle”.
The Wikipedia says “On 17 November 1947 John Bardeen and Walter Brattain observed that when electrical contacts were applied to a crystal of germanium the output power was larger than the input.“
Can someone please elaborate on how electrical contacts can be applied to a germanium crystal to make a power output larger than the input?
I don't see how you can get the current or the field to intensify just by putting a crystal inside a circuit.
The Wikipedia says “On 17 November 1947 John Bardeen and Walter Brattain observed that when electrical contacts were applied to a crystal of germanium the output power was larger than the input.“
Can someone please elaborate on how electrical contacts can be applied to a germanium crystal to make a power output larger than the input?
I don't see how you can get the current or the field to intensify just by putting a crystal inside a circuit.
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