John Bardeen — Questions and answers

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What new small device was created in 1947 at Bell Telephone Laboratories?

Choices

  1. A large vacuum tube
  2. A point-contact transistor ✓
  3. A giant computer
  4. A new type of light bulb

Answer: A point-contact transistor

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What did John Bardeen suggest could happen to electrons at the surface of a semiconductor material?

Choices

  1. They could fly into space.
  2. They could get 'trapped'. ✓
  3. They could turn into light.
  4. They could make the material super hot.

Answer: They could get 'trapped'.

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What year did John Bardeen win his second Nobel Prize in Physics?

Choices

  1. 1957
  2. 1972 ✓
  3. 1911
  4. 1947

Answer: 1972

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How many Nobel Prizes in Physics did John Bardeen win?

Choices

  1. One
  2. Two ✓
  3. Three
  4. Zero

Answer: Two

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