# Principles of the Transistor

Principles of the Transistor SummaryBriefly discusses the early crystal set and the valve and its development. Gives a detailed explanation of how the germanium diode and./ia transistor function.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1959
- Runtime: 21 min
- By: Educational Foundation for Visual Aids (Great Britain), McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/principlesofthetransistor)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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