jan 2, 1947 - The transistor is invented
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The invention of the transistor eliminated the need for vacuum tubes, and therefore allowed the computer to reduce in size and opened the door for many new technologies.The transistor was a major step in computer science, and without it, most of the modern devices we use today would not be possible.
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Date:
jan 2, 1947
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~ 78 years ago