Chapter
Computing Revolution
From transistors to personal computers.
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The Transistor
1947 CESemiconductor switching device that replaced vacuum tubes and enabled the miniaturization of all modern electronics
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The Computer
1946 CEElectronic calculating machines that evolved from room-sized devices to ubiquitous digital processors
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The Personal Computer
1975 CEIndividual computing devices that democratized access to computing power and transformed work, communication, and entertainment
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