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dec 13, 1946 - 1947

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William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain of Bell Laboratories invent the transistor. They discovered how to make an electric switch with solid materials and no need for a vacuum.

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dec 13, 1946
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~ 79 years ago