. . . . . . "Transistor radios; popular and technical electronics texts"@en . . "Rufus Paul Turner (December 25, 1907 \u2013 March 25, 1982) was an academic, engineer, and author who published on semiconductor devices, technical writing style, and poet-novelist Charlotte Smith. After three decades working with electronic devices \u2013 including developing the first practical transistor radio \u2013 he earned a doctorate in literature at age 52 and became an English professor. He wrote over 40 books and 3000 articles during his six-decade career."@en . . "Houston, Texas"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1062587784"^^ . "1907"^^ . . . . . . . . "1907-12-25"^^ . . . "Turner working on an early radio"@en . . . . . . . "16171518"^^ . . . . . . . . . "8490"^^ . . "Rufus Paul Turner (December 25, 1907 \u2013 March 25, 1982) was an academic, engineer, and author who published on semiconductor devices, technical writing style, and poet-novelist Charlotte Smith. After three decades working with electronic devices \u2013 including developing the first practical transistor radio \u2013 he earned a doctorate in literature at age 52 and became an English professor. He wrote over 40 books and 3000 articles during his six-decade career."@en . . . . "1982-03-25"^^ . . . . "Rufus P. Turner"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1907-12-25"^^ . "1982"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "1982-03-25"^^ . . .