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jan 1, 1947 - creation of the first transistor.

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On November 14, 1947, Walter Brattain had an accident while trying to
study how electrons acted on the surface of a semiconductor. This accident
brought about the creation of the first transistor.

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jan 1, 1947
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~ 79 years ago