After listening to Alex's words, the Carpenter and his wife looked at each other. They didn't expect that their children would make an invention that sounded amazing.

"What is a transistor?" Bart asked, frowning.

Alex explained, but the more they explained, the more confused they became. All in all, they only knew that Lu Dao's son had done another amazing thing.

They didn't want to have anything to do with the professors anymore, and Sawyer once wanted to give Bart an IQ test, which made them feel a little uncomfortable. They didn't want to be studied, so they haven't been in touch since Richard was tested for IQ.

Bart said with a little dislike, "We still refuse to forget it." If Alex is dragged over by them to study......"

Angel's face was a little ugly when she heard this, but she finally said, "It's good to go and see it, after all, he has Alex's design drawings in his hand." If the other party is not bad, we can also prepare early. ”

So, all three of them came to the University of Chicago. Richard and Cullen were kept at home with a dedicated nanny to look after. Led by Professor Sawyer, they went to a laboratory where they saw a man with glasses.

"Hello, I'm Dr. William Shockley!" Shockley smiled and held out his hand to them.

Shockley was an affable man, with gold-rimmed eyes and a pair of passionate eyes. With his hard work, the Carpenter finally realized the value of Alex's drawings.

"Once these bipolar transistors become widespread, our lives will change dramatically. All kinds of electrical appliances will become smaller and cheaper! Shockley said to them excitedly.

Bart asked, "Well, what do these pieces of paper do?" ”

Before Shockley could reply, Angel said, "So what do we get?" A million dollars? ”

Shockley nodded and said in affirmativeness, "Yes!" It can change the whole world! It's worth much more than a million dollars! I'm not here to say that, though. ”

Shockley crouched down, looked Alex in the eye, and asked, "Where did you get these blueprints?" ”

Alex calmly replied, "I designed, I wrote, I painted!" ”

"And how did you come up with the idea?" Shockley asked again.

Alex smiled, and he said, "When I saw the radio at home, I thought to myself, the tube inside is too big, can I replace it with a smaller, solid component." That's when I learned about transistors from books and thought they should be a substitute for electron tubes. So I went to Professor Sawyer, and when I saw the material, I thought of the two-pole transistor. It's like they're already in my head, just waiting for me to find out. And just like that, I wrote them out. ”

Everyone's eyes were straight, and they couldn't understand what kind of state it was. What does it mean to be in the head in the first place, just waiting to find out for yourself? Is this the gap between geniuses and ordinary people?

This is Alex's opinion, if he said that he designed it himself, there will definitely be flaws, so he simply gives an unsolvable answer. Let's just say that when Lao Tzu saw those materials, he thought of the structure of these bipolar transistors. As for how they came to be, you have to ask God to find out the way.

Surprisingly, Shockley believed it, he was convinced that Alex was telling the truth, and that it would be impossible for an ordinary 8-year-old to say such a thing.

"So do you know about the patent? Invention patents, know the way, right? Shockley continued.

Alex nodded, indicating that he knew. However, he never thought that he would get this patent, and he originally wanted to promote the development of transistors so that the personal computer era would come sooner.

Shockley then continued: "There are a total of six types of two-stage transistors here, and I have verified two of them, and I have no time to verify the remaining four. I want to work with you to make them. As for patents, I think, they should belong to you. However, I hope you will allow us to use the two-stage transistors you designed for free, and I think they have a lot of room for improvement. ”

Alex nodded and said, "Yes!" You can use it well. I designed these two-stage transistors to make the radio smaller so that Richard could carry it around. ”

"Richard? Who is Richard? Shockley didn't understand what it had to do with Richard.

Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter hastened to explain to him that Richard was very fond of listening to the radio, but that the radio was very large in this era, and Richard liked to go around. So he had to carry the radio on his back, because if he held it, his hands would get tired quickly. It must be Alex who is the elder brother, and when he saw his younger brother working so hard, he wanted to make the radio smaller.

Alex laughed to death when he saw that everyone accepted his explanation, and this reason was still thought of by him on the way. Sometimes, people are convinced of certain legendary events. For example, the apple that didn't exist at all smashed into Newton's head, and Newtonian mechanics was born.

Now Alex can also say that he made so many bipolar transistors for his brother, which sounds legendary enough.

Shockley was so amused by Alex's argument that he never thought he would lose to an 8-year-old kid who had made the two-electrode transistor for the sake of another child.

"So how about you come with me to make the rest of the transistors?" Shockley held out his hand and extended an invitation to Alex.

"As you wish! Doctor! Alex took Shockley's hand, enduring the feeling of being electrocuted.

When Alex saw Shockley for the first time, he had already started to build a model of Shockley's doll in his heart, and he planned to copy the knowledge of transistors from the other party. As soon as the model of the doll is built, he can find an opportunity to touch Shockley's hand and copy the relevant knowledge from the other person.

What he didn't expect was that the opportunity came to him by itself. Of course, he had to hold Shockley's hand, so that he was more sure that he would not show any flaws, so he followed Shockley into the laboratory.

BJT transistors include NPN-type silicon tubes and PNP-type germanium tubes, as long as they follow the structure diagram provided by Alex, with the current manufacturing process level, they can make the transistors they want at any time.

Eventually, Shockley and Alex verified the remaining four bipolar transistors in a lab at the University of Chicago. During the experiment, Shockley watched Alex's movements without hesitation, and he once again confirmed that what Alex said was true. These bipolar transistors must have been invented by Alex.

"Alex, you're such an amazing little guy! I didn't think there would be anyone as smart as you in this world, but now I believe it. Shockley said to Alex after the experiment.

Immediately afterward, Shockley turned to Bart and Angel, saying, "Let Alex learn physics!" We need people like that to join. ”

Before the Carpenter could speak, Sawyer, who was standing on the side, smiled and said, "What is physics, mathematics is the truth of the universe, and if Alex doesn't come to learn mathematics, it will be a real waste." ”

Bart said to them apologetically, "We're not going to interfere with what Alex wants to do, so you might as well tell him." ”

Everyone looked at Alex to see what he had chosen.

Alex secretly blamed himself for pretending too much, how many taels did he have in his stomach, he still didn't know? Besides, what's the point of studying physics or mathematics and winning the Nobel Prize? How much can a Nobel Prize be worth?

"I just had a flash of inspiration before I thought of these things. I only get inspired by what I'm interested in, as far as physics and math ...... Sorry, I'm not really interested. I'll talk about it when I'm interested. Alex said to everyone.

Shockley and Sawyer were both disappointed and relieved. Ordinary people may not know Alex's abilities, but they are different and know very well what it means to be a child like him.

They felt that they were in the same era as a demon-level person like Alex, and they couldn't say whether they were lucky or unlucky. They kind of understand the contemporaries of Leonardo da Vinci and Mozart, and feel like gorillas.

A few days later, Shockley filed a patent for Alex. He played a big part in this, and he was very familiar with the process of applying for a patent. It wasn't that he didn't get benefits, at least he fought for the right to use it for free for Bell Labs, and more importantly, under the guidance of Alex, he successfully manufactured alloy diffusion diodes and epitaxial diodes.

These two diodes were given by Alex, and he did not draw any structural drawings or write down the parameters. Still, Shockley was quick to make it. He originally wanted to list Alex as one of the inventors, but Alex refused.

"It's something you invented yourself, and I'm just mentioning a few words." No matter how thick-skinned Alex is, he is embarrassed to attribute the invention of these two diodes to his own name.

Shockley didn't know what Alex was thinking, and he admired Alex's style of being a great scientist.

"It's a shame you don't study science!" Shockley is still haunted by the matter.

Alex and Shockley's invention soon became known to others, but Alex said he would not appear in public for the sake of keeping his eyes in the dark. He asked Shockley to deal with other scientists on his behalf. And tell Shockley not to reveal his identity.

Shockley agreed, he understood the Carpenter's concerns, and he would have asked for it himself. With his help, no one else knew that the person who invented six new bipolar transistors was Alex.

For Alex, this matter has gradually faded away, but his impact on this era has only just begun. The invention and application of bipolar transistors will soon be popularized. This effect is no less than the explosion of the atomic bomb and the use of atomic energy. Transistors can be said to be the petroleum raw material of the electronics industry, and its emergence will greatly change the entire electronics industry.