Oleg Losev
Russian inventor, and physicist (1903-1942) · Russia · On the map · Scientists · Died at 38
Oleg Vladimirovich Losev was a Russian and Soviet scientist and inventor who made significant discoveries in the field of semiconductor junctions and the light emitting diode (LED).
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Employees of the Central Radio Laboratory, Leningrad, 1930. Losev is in fourth row, third from left.
"Crystodyne" zinc oxide electronic oscillator constructed by Hugo Gernsback in 1924 to Losev's instructions. The zinc oxide point contact diode which serves as the active device is labeled (9). These devices were the first semiconductor oscillators.About this person
Country
Russia
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1942 · aged 38
