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“The article was talking about the Silicon Thyristor. And it did indeed revolutionize the electric industry.”
“But Gutzwiller got management on board to accelerate development and the SCR was announced in October 1957.”
“L.F. Stringer and L.R. Tresino in 1966 coined the name "Thyristor", which comes from "Thyratron" combined with "Transistor".”