Second Generation - Transistors. (1 ene 1956 año – 31 dic 1963 año)
Descripción:
o Transistors are tiny switches which are triggered by electric signals.
o After many failed attempts, the first transistor was made back in 1947 by John Bardeen and Walter Brattain with the help of William Shockley.
o Computers moved from the simplest coding to a low-level programming language known as ‘assembly language’ thanks to transistors.
o Made computers cheaper and smaller.
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fecha:
1 ene 1956 año
31 dic 1963 año
~ 8 years