The Transistor at 75
The history and cultures of innovation behind the device that changed everything.
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Tracing the history of electronics through the Old Calculator Web Museum
by
David Brancaccio
, Jarrett Dang
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 16, 2022
"The first digital use of the transistor for consumers was in a calculator," says Rick Bensene, curator of the Old Calculator Web Museum.
The transistor's story is one of innovation and immigration
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 16, 2022
Mohamed Atalla of Egypt and Dawon Kahng of Korea are responsible for the technology that helped harness the transistor's power.
The transistor's role in the birth of Silicon Valley
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 15, 2022
Silicon Valley exists for a number of reasons. Chief among them might be the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
Taking the transistor mainstream with music on the go
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 14, 2022
The transistor starts to shine when Texas Instruments asks Regency to make a radio for more mobile listening.
What does Nokia Bell Labs look like 75 years since the transistor's invention?
Dec 13, 2022
It's responsible for the transistor, information theory, pioneering satellite work and more.
Bell Labs: The research center behind the transistor, and so much more
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 13, 2022
Bell Labs was the research arm of AT&T, a monopoly at the time the transistor was invented.
For public good, not for profit.
75 years ago, the transistor ignited the fire of modern innovation
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 12, 2022
The transistor was born in 1947 at Bell Labs in New Jersey. We're looking into the culture of innovation that made it possible.