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transistor

[tran-zis-ter] / trænˈzɪs tər /
NOUN
personal stereo
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L.A. literature: In a durably famous metaphor for Southern California, “The Crying of Lot 49’s” heroine, Oedipa, compares the sight of a distant sprawling suburb to a transistor radio’s printed circuit board.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

At Bell Labs, Kelly would sometimes handpick teams and create such a mix, as was the case for the transistor invention in the late 1940s.

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

"These days, a transistor channel can be only about 15 to 18 atoms wide, which is super, super tiny, and they're extremely intricate," Karapetyan said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

We told him he’d missed the little silver men that came to greet the lunar module, but he pulled out his transistor radio and laughed in our faces.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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