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On December 16, 1947, two physicists at Bell Laboratories, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain, jabbed two electrodes into a sliver of germanium half an inch long. The electrical power coming out of that piece of germanium was 100 times stronger than what went in. In that moment, the transistor was invented and the information age began. Crystal Fire recounts the story of the transistor team at Bell Labs, led by William Shockley, who shared the Nobel Prize with Bardeen and Brattain. 

Experience The Insanity On The Streets Of Chicago....Safely

Exclusive Guest Interviews your front-row seat to the real-world playbook of creative real estate investing. Each week, host Michael Riordan sits down with deal-makers who thrive outside the conventional mortgage box—think subject-to specialists, seller-finance pros, lease-option architects, note investors, master-lease tacticians, and more. Behind The Scenes Stories Pulls back the curtain on our guests creative real-estate deals, revealing the late-night negotiations, surprise setbacks, and clever pivots that never make the highlight reel. Host Michael Riordan walks you through real time ...