invention
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Over the past century, research into atoms, electrons, and photons led to the invention of transistors and the foundation of today's computers.
From Science Daily
He stands back from his clattering invention, arms folded, watching with pride.
From Literature
Physicist Karl Compton, an ARD founder and Massachusetts Institute of Technology president, described new industries as “babies…their parents are science and invention.”
From Barron's
According to a new paper published in Science, the field has reached a critical phase that mirrors the early era of classical computing before the invention of the transistor reshaped modern technology.
From Science Daily
Added to the waning novelty is the reliance on stock characters who show little of Mr. Saunders’s usual comic invention.
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