Happy birthday to ...

[NutmegCT]

The transistor!

December 16, 1947 -

The Story of the Transistor

A journey through the history that led to the most important invention of the 20th century.

www.nutsvolts.com

(Imagine if they were still that size today.)

 

[AngliaGT]

I have a Sister,but she's not that kind of girl.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

I have a Sister,but she's not that kind of girl.

Say goodnight, Doug...

 

[AngliaGT]

"I'll be here all week"

 

[George_H]

John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley They changed the world and nobody knows who they are!

 

[Sarastro]

I do.

Back in 2011, I was in a technical conference and an invited speaker, a high-level dude from Siemens, said that in 2010, the world electronics industry produced 10 billion (with a "b") transistors for every person on earth. In one year. It's probably ten times that now.