![]() The first transistor was about the size of the palm of a hand, with a depth of two matchbooks stacked on top of each other.The PC and the Internet have been phenomena, but how usable and ubiquitous would they be without millions of tiny transistors running inside laptops, desktops and servers? Computer chips run inside our cars, cell phones and even tiny, implantable LoJack-like devices that help find lost pets. Transistors inside pacemakers keep our hearts going. ![]() ![]() ![]() 16, 1947, to be exact - the transistor was invented at Bell Labs, igniting a series of changes and advances that would change the way people listen to their favorite music, do their jobs, pay their bills, educate themselves and buy everything from books to used toaster ovens. ![]()
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