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The transistor!

December 16, 1947 -

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The Story of the Transistor

A journey through the history that led to the most important invention of the 20th century.
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(Imagine if they were still that size today.)
 
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.
 
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