antedating transistor (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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Sorry, I misread that date -- it is more than 3 days.

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> Only a 3 day antedating, but for an important word.
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> OED has 1 Jul 1948
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> [Bell Labs memorandum] 28 May 1948, p. 2.
> "Transistor.  This is an abbreviated combination of the words
> "transconductance" or "transfer", and "Varistor"."
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> online at
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/johngineer/6116137343/sizes/o/in/photostrea
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