Links
There are several transistor history web sites that are invaluable references. They are included here by way of acknowledgement of the work of their authors and their exceptional contribution to the preservation of transistor history.
Mister Transistor's Web Pages (Andrew Wylie)
The Transistor Museum (Jack Ward)
Joe Knight's A Survey of Early Power Transistor History
Transistor Museum & History Web Site (Bob McGarrah)
Radiomuseum Leading database of tubes, transistors and receivers
How Europe Missed the Transistor (Michael Riordan)
Crystal Fire: The Invention, Development and Impact of the Transistor (Michael Riordan and Lillian Hoddeson)
Bell Labs History of the Transistor contains some of the archive photographs of the Bell transistor history and other artefacts.
Jedec Transistor Outlines Archive