Why basic science deserves our boldest investment
In December 1947, three physicists at Bell Telephone Laboratories—John Bardeen, William Shockley, and Walter Brattain—built a compact electronic device using […]
In December 1947, three physicists at Bell Telephone Laboratories—John Bardeen, William Shockley, and Walter Brattain—built a compact electronic device using […]
This story is part of MIT Technology Review’s “America Undone” series, examining how the foundations of US success in science
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On a spring day in 1954, Bell Labs researchers showed off the first practical solar panels at a press conference