A transistor – a word blend of "transfer" and "resistor" – is a fundamental component of today's advanced electronics. Essentially, a transistor, as one of the foundational elements of modern ...

So What Was the Transistor Good For? Transistors may have been useful to the phone company and to a handful of scientists building computers, but that wasn't enough to build an industry.

Making a Transistor Radio, by [George Dobbs ... The astable multivibrator, explained for kids. Enough reminiscences, and time to turn the page. For a bit of fun we’re shown the light flasher ...