▁film ▁based ▁on ▁books ▁by ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁author ▁Er ling ▁Ha ag ensen ▁( see ▁" The ▁Tem pl ars ' ▁Secret ▁Island "). ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁http :// www . mer ling . dk ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁films ▁Category : Dan ish ▁films ▁Category : Dan ish ▁children ' s ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁with ▁screen plays ▁by ▁Philip ▁La Z eb nik ▁Category : T re asure ▁h unt ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁North rup ▁Sh ive ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁– ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁phys ic ist ▁and ▁invent or . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁notable ▁contributions ▁in ▁electronic ▁engineering ▁and ▁solid - state ▁physics ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁trans istor ▁development ▁at ▁Bell ▁Labor ator ies . ▁ ▁In ▁particular , ▁he ▁produced ▁experimental ▁evidence ▁that ▁holes ▁could ▁diff use ▁through ▁bulk ▁g erman ium , ▁and ▁not ▁just ▁along ▁the ▁surface ▁as ▁previously ▁thought . ▁This ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁from ▁Bar de en ▁and ▁Br att ain ' s ▁point - contact ▁trans istor ▁to ▁Sho ck ley ' s ▁more - rob ust ▁j unction ▁trans istor . ▁Sh ive ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁invent ing ▁the ▁phot otr ans istor ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁( a ▁device ▁that ▁comb ines ▁the ▁sens itivity ▁to ▁light ▁of ▁a ▁phot odi ode ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁gain ▁of ▁a ▁trans istor