Second Generation - Transistors. (1 jan 1956 ano – 31 dez 1963 ano)
Descrição:
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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Data:
1 jan 1956 ano
31 dez 1963 ano
~ 8 years