Comments on: THE OVSHINSKY INVENTION http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/12/the-ovshinsky-invention/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marc http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/12/the-ovshinsky-invention/comment-page-1/#comment-1065866 Marc Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:06:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7133#comment-1065866 It was wrong to compare this invention to transistors. It would have been more honest to put that as another semi conductor invention that would work as well as transistor. So comparing that to transistor is a trap for simple minds... Who makes the public opinion. But what is a flat screen ? Just a transistor on a piece of glass. It was wrong to compare this invention to transistors. It would have been more honest to put that as another semi conductor invention that would work as well as transistor. So comparing that to transistor is a trap for simple minds… Who makes the public opinion. But what is a flat screen ? Just a transistor on a piece of glass.

]]> By: MrG http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/12/the-ovshinsky-invention/comment-page-1/#comment-1065760 MrG Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:21:37 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7133#comment-1065760 Stanford Ovshinsky is actually fairly well-known if you're into solid-state. His amorphous semiconductor devices worked perfectly well, though the transistors are slow. Most cheap (low efficiency) solar cells are amorphous silicon. Ovshinsky never conquered the planet, but he was a pioneer in the development of "alternate" solid-state technologies, with "plastic" transistors being a growth market for research. (Nobody expects them to replace silicon either, but unlike silicon, plastic circuits could be printed onto a cardboard box.) Cheers -- MrG / http://www.vectorsite.net/gblog.html Stanford Ovshinsky is actually fairly well-known if you’re into solid-state. His amorphous semiconductor devices worked perfectly well, though the transistors are slow. Most cheap (low efficiency) solar cells are amorphous silicon. Ovshinsky never conquered the planet, but he was a pioneer in the development of “alternate” solid-state technologies, with “plastic” transistors being a growth market for research. (Nobody expects them to replace silicon either, but unlike silicon, plastic circuits could be printed onto a cardboard box.) Cheers — MrG / http://www.vectorsite.net/gblog.html

]]> By: Scott B. http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/12/the-ovshinsky-invention/comment-page-1/#comment-1065759 Scott B. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:17:25 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7133#comment-1065759 Wow. This guy is my new hero. He should be more well-known! An inventor in the true American, bootstraps mold. Thanks for the link, Doug. Wow. This guy is my new hero. He should be more well-known! An inventor in the true American, bootstraps mold. Thanks for the link, Doug.

]]> By: RagManX http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/12/the-ovshinsky-invention/comment-page-1/#comment-1065757 RagManX Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:52:59 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7133#comment-1065757 The article caught my interest right up to the claims of flat-screen televisions you could hang on your wall and computers you could wear on your wrist. That's just crazy talk. But dang, this is a cool little article. Wish I better understood all this talks about. The article caught my interest right up to the claims of flat-screen televisions you could hang on your wall and computers you could wear on your wrist. That’s just crazy talk.

But dang, this is a cool little article. Wish I better understood all this talks about.

]]> By: Doug http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/12/the-ovshinsky-invention/comment-page-1/#comment-1065748 Doug Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:12:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7133#comment-1065748 "...is this self-taught engineer a fraud as the big companies claim?" Talk about making your critics eat their words! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_R._Ovshinsky “…is this self-taught engineer a fraud as the big companies claim?”

Talk about making your critics eat their words!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_R._Ovshinsky

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