Julius Edgar Lilienfeld

Julius Edgar Lilienfeld was an Austro-Hungarian, and later American electrical engineer and physicist who has been credited with the first patent on the field-effect transistor in 1925. He was never able to build a working practical semiconductor device based on his concept.

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Who was born first?

• Julius Edgar Lilienfeld and Robert H. Goddard were born the same year
• Julius Edgar Lilienfeld and Hans Geiger were born the same year
• Julius Edgar Lilienfeld and Henry J. Kaiser were born the same year
• Julius Edgar Lilienfeld and Aurel Vlaicu were born the same year
• Julius Edgar Lilienfeld was born 1 year before Edith Clarke

Timeline

1. Aurel VlaicuNovember 19, 1882 – September 13, 1913
2. Hans GeigerSeptember 30, 1882 – September 24, 1945
3. Henry J. KaiserMay 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967
4. Julius Edgar Lilienfeld (this page)April 18, 1882 – August 28, 1963
5. Robert H. GoddardOctober 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945
6. Edith ClarkeFebruary 10, 1883 – October 29, 1959

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