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DescriptionBardeen Shockley Brattain 1948.JPG
English: Photo of (from left) John Bardeen, William Shockley and Walter Brattain, the inventors of the transistor, 1948. This is one of a series of publicity photos produced by Bell Labs around the time of the public announcement of the invention (June 30, 1948). Although Shockley was not involved in the invention, and has never been listed on patent applications, Bell Labs decided that Shockley must appear on all publicity photos along with Bardeen and Brattain.
Русский: Джон Бардин, Уильям Шокли, Уолтер Браттейн. Рекламное фото Bell Labs, приуроченное к публичному объявлению об изобретении первого (точечного) транзистора 30 июня 1948 года. Шокли не участвовал в изобретении, но компания решила, что он должен присутствовать на всех официальных фото изобретателей рядом с Бардином и Браттейном.
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From left: John Bardeen, William Shockley and Walter Brattain, the inventors of the transistor, 1948. Although Shockley was not involved in the invention, Bell Labs decided that he must appear on all publicity photos along with Bardeen and Brattain.
این عکس از عکسهای تبلیغاتی است که در زمان اعلام عمومی اختراع ترانزیستور، توسط آزمایشگاههای بل منتشر شده است. اگرچه شاکلی در این اختراع نقشی نداشت، اما آزمایشگاههای بل تصمیم گرفت که شاکلی هم باید در تمام این عکسها به همراه باردین و برتن ظاهر شود.