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jan 1, 1947 - 4. Why did transistors replace the vacuum tube

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--Who: Transistor were invented by John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and Willian Shockley.
--What: Transistor do the same thing as vacuum tubes. The difference is that transistors run at lower temperatures, us up less room and are more cost efficient.
--When: 1947
--Why: The main issue with vacuum tubes is their size which made it had to make computers smaller in size. with the creation of transistor they were able to make smaller and smaller devices as time when by.

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jan 1, 1947
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~ 78 years ago