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Louis, missouri, as a manufacturer of electric motors and fans. Bostonbased transitron electronic corporation started in 1952 and. Prior to that, he was employed at transitron electronic corporation in. Hightech firms wanted better and more consistent quality of components, a higher level of service, and product specialists who understood technology. Elements, sylvania, transitron electronic corp since initial production in the 1940s and 1950s, the 1n34, 1n34a and 1n81. Along with fairchild and ti, transitron also won a contract to build the phoenix gate for litton. Electronics, branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour, and effects of electrons and with electronic devices.
Circuitron electronics for model railroads catalog. Subscribe to read articles from february 1983 part 1 site. Transitron electronic corporation was a semiconductor device fabrication company of the united states. This site started as notes to myself, and so thats what im going to do with this post. Transistor museum early germanium power transistor history by. The transitron electronic corporation, one of the first hightechnology companies on bostons suburban route 128, where the current. Over the past 100plus years, we have grown from a regional manufacturer into a global technology solutions powerhouse. Full text of transitron transitron price list mar67. In the days when electronics stocks were glamorous, few were more so than transitron electronic corp. Within a month, the fledgling retailer had shipped books to all 50 u. Transitron electronic corporation is a massachusetts foreign corporation filed on september 24, 1959. The bulk of this revenue appears to have come from the floridahindle transformer division, a producer of industrial and electronic transformers, which york sold for stock in 1966 to transitron electronics corp.
Joseph slomba obituary brattleboro, vt brattleboro reformer. Plaintiffs, leo sasso and daniel jordan, are the former sole owners of milcom products, inc. The following subjects are available in the clippings file in our local history room. Acknowledgement must be given to the following manufacturers, who supplied much of the data from which this book was prepared. Crystal fire tells the story of the creation and development of that gadget. Contact the reference desk for help with these materials. Sfn companies inc reports earnings for qtr to sept 30. Now that one book is pretty much done, i think it may be time to start on a history of electric motorcycles. Company history during the late 1950s, the expanding hightechnology industries along route 128 the electronic highway began demanding more sophisticated and specialized suppliers. As the 60s rolled on silicon and planar technologies drastically changed the economics of the transistor industry.
Wikiproject electronics rated stubclass, midimportance this article is part of wikiproject electronics, an attempt to provide a standard approach to writing articles about electronics on wikipedia. The following subjects are available in the clippings file. The companys filing status is listed as inactive dissolution by proclamation annulmen and its file number is 255020. The company s principal address is 168 albion st, wakefield, ma 01880. Jobbing sales organization for sprague electric company. No doubt having secured the western electric transistor license they started into the semiconductor market sometime in 1953. The history and evolution of great discoveries and inventions in electronics engineering represented graphically as an infographics. Thtexas instruments tstungsol electric semiconductor div. He conducted these interviews while preparing his book spinoff. The companys filing status is listed as withdrawal and its file number is 0421529. Interviews with pioneers of the semiconductor industry for the book spinoff. This article is part of wikiproject electronics, an attempt to provide a standard approach to writing articles about electronics on wikipedia. Peavey electronics corporation is one of the worlds largest manufacturers musical instruments and pro audio equipment. Stelloff, frances founded gotham book mart storms streets.
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Electronics history timeline 600 bc to 2011 history of. Explore our collection of bestinclass products today. The way i understand, it was formed by a scientist from bell labs, david bakalar, who did some work at bell labs on diodes. Chambers twentieth century dictionary 1972 defines electronics as the science and technology of the conduction of electricity in a vacuum, a gas, or a semiconductor, and devices based thereon. By 1955 ti and transitron were the leaders of the transistor industry with over 35% of the market. It was founded by leo and david bakalar incorporated. The transitron electronic corporation hereafter referred to as transitron, began as a small venture firm in 1952 and found their early success in making milspec. We have designed and manufactured electronic circuits and controls used by organizations like ncr, corning, 3m, nasa, and kodak for over 30 years. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The companys principal address is 168 albion st, wakefield, ma 01880. Transistor museum historic profile david bakalar transitron index.
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