MAKE presents: The Diode

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By Collin Cunningham

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April 29th, 2009October 14th, 2015

It’s the simplest semiconductor device made. It ushered in the age of radio. The electronic valve that rectifies and regulates — it’s the diode!

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By Collin Cunningham

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