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transistor

[tran-zis-ter] / trænˈzɪs tər /
NOUN
personal stereo
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“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

After collecting and reconstructing the imaging data, the researchers tracked the positions of atoms within the transistor channels.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

No wonder AT&T missed every major technology transition after the transistor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Sitting in Paris and watching my American movies, I think of the man with the transistor radio and feel the exact opposite of homesick.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris