Technology: Transistorized Ignition 3 minute read TIME November 2, 1962 12:00 AM GMT-5 ...

The First Transistorized Computer January, 1954: If transistors could replace vacuum tubes in the phone system, then they certainly could replace them in computers too. The army, with its need for ...

According to Sonotone, the semi-transistorized instrument gets twice the normal service out of an A-battery and makes a standard B-battery last six months instead of the usual three or four weeks.

Multiplier photo-cells normally require a high tension supply of the order of 1000 volts. This supply is usually obtained from the electricity supply mains by means of conventional rectifiers and ...

1954: IBM builds the first calculating machine to use solid-state transistors instead of vacuum tubes. IBM already had a business selling calculating machines, and it was humming along quite ...

Transistorized EHT supply for multiplier photo-cells.The BBC grants permission to individuals and organisations to make copies of any White Paper as a complete document (including the copyright ...

To help students better understand the transistor and its impact on technology, the documentary and Website Transistorized! is accompanied by this Teachers' Guide. It was produced by Twin Cities ...

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