Morris Tanenbaum, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Morris Tanenbaum

American chemist

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1928

Place of Birth: Huntington, West Virginia, United States

Profession: chemist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Morris Tanenbaum (born November 10, 1928) is an American physical chemist and executive who has worked at Bell Laboratories and AT&T Corporation. Tanenbaum made significant contributions in the fields of transistor development and semiconductor manufacturing.
Although it was not made public at the time, he developed the first silicon transistor, demonstrating it on January 26, 1954 at Bell Labs.
He also helped develop the first gas-diffused silicon transistor, which convinced Bell administrators to support the use of silicon over germanium in their transistor design.
He later led a team that developed the first high-field superconducting magnets. Later in his career he became an executive.
He dealt with the separation of Bell Laboratories and AT&T, and became the first Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at AT&T Corporation as of January 1, 1984.