The formation of the concepts of electrical resistance and conduction is shown. The history of the invention of and research on the resistor and the coherer is discussed. The role of the coherer in the origin of radio engineering and in the invention of semiconductor devices is shown.

PACS: 85.30.−z, 84.32.Ff (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU1992v035n04ABEH002229
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1992/4/g/
Citation: Kryzhanovskii L N "A history of the invention of and research on the coherer" Sov. Phys. Usp. 35 (4) 334–338 (1992)

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Оригинал: Крыжановский Л Н «История изобретения и исследований когерера» УФН 162 (4) 143–152 (1992); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0162.199204d.0143