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We donât normally think of computers, radios, and cell phones as products of chemistry, but none of these devices would be possible without specialized chemical manufacturing components and techniques. On todayâs show we speak with Henry Kressel, author of Competing for the Future: How Digital Innovations Are Changing the World,about the early solid-state transistors that heralded the beginnings of the Digitial Age. We also share some listener feedback. The Element of the Week: Germanium.
Distillations is produced by the Chemical Heritage Foundation. For more information, visit distillations dot chemheritage dot org.