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transistor

[tran-zis-ter] / trænˈzɪs tər /
NOUN
personal stereo
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The MTS traces its roots back a century to Bell Labs, the iconic research organization that developed technologies such as the transistor, the laser and various programming languages.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

The 1948 invention of the transistor and the 1972 microprocessor led to smaller, more-powerful computers and helped the internet’s rise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

L.A. literature: In a durably famous metaphor for Southern California, “The Crying of Lot 49’s” heroine, Oedipa, compares the sight of a distant sprawling suburb to a transistor radio’s printed circuit board.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The fire was right beneath a power line, and the transistor charred.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He bought himself two nice transistor radios, died gently in the bathtub at age eighty-two, and left her plenty of money.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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