# Bardeen John — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Bardeen John has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [The Invention of the Transistor](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/2524035/point-contact-transistor) — granted 1950
  Bell Labs' 1950 patent for the point-contact transistor, the fundamental electronic component that makes all modern computing possible.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/bardeen-john

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