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By Nick Heath

Published: 29 January 2008 10:00 GMT


The transistor was invented by Bell Labs scientists John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley to replace the vacuum tube. It soon proved its worth with its ability to amplify electrical signals and to switch them on and off.

Photo credit: LSI Corporation


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