Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
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Julius Edgar Lilienfeld was a pioneering physicist and early inventor in semiconductor electronics, often credited with foundational work leading to the field-effect transistor.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Julius Edgar Lilienfeld canonical | 2 |
| Julius Edgar Lilienfeld (English) | 1 |
| Julius Edgar Lilienfeld (German) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inventor
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person ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in physics ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
field-effect transistor patents of the late 1920s
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history of transistor development ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | pioneering inventor in semiconductor electronics ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
early semiconductor device engineering
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theoretical basis of field-effect devices ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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surface form:
Austria-Hungary
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1882-04-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-08-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century physics ⓘ |
| familyName | Lilienfeld ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electrical engineering
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physics ⓘ semiconductor electronics ⓘ |
| fullName | Julius Edgar Lilienfeld self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Julius ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld (English)
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld (German)
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| heritage | Austro-Hungarian Jew ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern transistors
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development of semiconductor electronics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early transistor-like device patents
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field-effect transistor principle ⓘ |
| migration | emigrated from Europe to the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Lilienfeld field-effect transistor concept
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early work on the field-effect transistor ⓘ pioneering patents in semiconductor devices ⓘ |
| notableIdea | use of an electric field to control current in a semiconductor ⓘ |
| occupation |
electrical engineer
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inventor ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| patent |
US patent on amplifying device using semiconductors 1920s
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US patent on method and apparatus for controlling electric currents (field-effect transistor) 1920s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
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Lwów ⓘ
surface form:
Lemberg
Lwów ⓘ
surface form:
Lviv
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| placeOfDeath | Port Chester, New York ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
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Subject: Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Description of subject: Julius Edgar Lilienfeld was a pioneering physicist and early inventor in semiconductor electronics, often credited with foundational work leading to the field-effect transistor.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld (English)
this entity surface form:
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld (German)