Re: Epistemology 201: The Science of Science

From: Lester Zick (lesterDELzick_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:30:31 GMT

On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 23:29:48 -0500, "robert j. kolker"
<nowhere@nowhere.net> in comp.ai.philosophy wrote:

>Albert wrote:
>
>> Actually, it played a part in the invention of transistors.
>
>Transistors were invented at Bell Lab. A direct consquence of the
>quantum theory of solds. Check out the history of how the transistor was
>developed at Bell.
>
>There is no classical theory that correctly accounts for how charges
>move in semi-conductors.

But there is for how they move vacuum tubes or valves as the British
call them.

Regards - Lester

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