Transistor

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0100.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 2N525 GE 152
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASINGS & WIRING/ SELENIUM OR GERMANIUM SEMICONDUCTING MATERIAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 3.7 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Electricity & electronics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: ORIGINALLY PROPERTY OF CANADIAN GEOPHYSICIST DR. DAVID ARNOLD KEYS. DONATED TO CSTM BY HIS SON. ACCORDING TO THE DONOR, SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT WAS USED BY DR. KEYS IN DEMONSTRATIONS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN INTENDED TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN SCIENCE, OTHER PIECES DATE FROM HIS TIME AT ROENTGEN'S LAB IN MUNICH, MCGILL & AECL. DR. KEYS WORKED IN ROENTGEN'S LAB IN MUNICH IN 1911 BEFORE EARNING PHD AT CAMBRIDGE; HE WAS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT MCGILL 1921-1947, VP FOR ATOMIC ENERGY PROJECT AT NRC'S CHALK RIVER LABS 1947-1955, AECL CONSULTANT UNTIL 1970'S
Function: ACTIVE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, USUALLY MADE FROM GERMANIUM OR SILICON & POSSESSING AT LEAST THREE TERMINALS (TYPICALLY, BASE, EMITTER, & COLLECTOR); CHARACTERIZED BY ITS ABILITY TO AMPLIFY CURRENT & USED IN WIDE VARIETY OF EQUIPMENT SUCH AS AMPLIFIERS, OSCILLATORS, & SWITCHING CIRCUITS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING ON CASING TOP READS "1G/ 1C/ GS"/ WHITE LETTERING ON SIDE READS "2N525 GE 152"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: SOLID BLACK PAINTED CASING, METALLIC WIRES
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Transistor, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1999.0100, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0100.003/

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