Re: Epistemology 201: The Science of Science

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

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:21:15 GMT

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:50:24 +0000, Richard Herring <junk@[127.0.0.1]>
in comp.ai.philosophy wrote:

>In message <4214d506.116850600@netnews.att.net>, Lester Zick
><lesterDELzick@worldnet.att.net> writes
>>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.
>
>How they move, yes. How they get out of the cathode is another story.

There isn't any QM theory for that either in mechanical terms. QM just
maintains they get out according to a certain probability. Statistics
are descriptive not mechanical explanations as to how they get out.

Regards - Lester

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