cryotron switch
1Cryotron — For the gas filled tube, see Krytron. The cryotron is a switch that operates using superconductivity. The cryotron works on the principle that magnetic fields destroy superconductivity. This simple device consists of two superconducting wires ( e …
2cryotron — /kruy euh tron /, n. Electronics, Computers. a cryogenic device that uses the principle that a varying magnetic field can cause the resistance of a superconducting element to change rapidly between its high normal and low superconductive values:… …
3cryotron — noun A switch that employs superconductivity …
4cryotron — /ˈkraɪətrɒn/ (say kruyuhtron) noun a miniature switch which operates at the temperature of liquid helium and which depends on superconductivity. {cryo + tron} …
5Dudley Allen Buck — Dr. Dudley Allen Buck Born 1927 04 25 San Francisco, California Died 1959 05 21 Monuments Bronze Plaque Wilmington, Massachusetts High School Education B.S. E.E., Sc. D …
6Cryotronics — is the production of electronics that utilize superconductivity, and is not to be confused with cryoelectronics or cryolectronics. The simplest use of cryotronics is the cryotron, which is a switch. Rapid single flux quantum digital electronics… …
