transistor

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At Bell Labs, Kelly would sometimes handpick teams and create such a mix, as was the case for the transistor invention in the late 1940s.

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

"The transistor is like a little pipe for electrons instead of water," Muller said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

My father always struck me as the sort of man who, under the right circumstances, might have invented the microwave oven or the transistor radio.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris