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transistor

[tran-zis-ter] / trænˈzɪs tər /
NOUN
personal stereo
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And he saw this as a chance to bring in researchers—Shockley, Gerald Pearson, John Pierce and others—who later worked on the transistor, the solar cell and the first communications satellite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

“This looks like the transistor we’ve been waiting for,” he had written with excitement on March 17, 1955, after successfully testing the device.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

At the center of every computer chip is the transistor.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

In her hand, her transistor radio was belting out Martha and the Vandellas’ “Heat Wave.”

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English