Matar,̌ Herbert F. (Herbert Franz)
Herbert Matar ̌"Some thoughts and recollections at the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the transistor," 1997.
An essay on the research in semiconductors done in Europe and the U. S. during and after World War II leading up to the development of the transistor.
Physicist; born 1912 in Germany. PhD in solid state physics, 1950. Appointments include: Manager, semiconductor laboratory, Westinghouse Company in Paris, France, 1946-1952; Head, Quantum Physics Department, Bendix Research Laboratories, 1961-64; Rockwell International, 1966-69; consultant, 1970-. Author of several books and many articles, and holder of more than 60 patents in the fields of microwaves, semiconductors, power devices, solar cells, transistors, oscillators. Life Fellow of IEEE; Member emeritus, N.Y. Academy of Science.
Semiconductors -- Research -- History.
Transistors -- History.
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA