What was made possible by the development of the transistor?

Answer 1

I remember the first transistor radio I ever saw--it was tiny and portable and red! Camille Swanson listened to it all through Algebra II class every day.

Transistors replaced the glass tubes in our TV's and radios for starters. I can remember the TV repairman coming to fix our TV and not having the right tube on his truck--"Got to take it in to the shop."

This is just a little nostalgia, and you're asking this question in the Engineering category, so I'll hush now. Have a nice day, though.

Answer 2

Just about everything electronic. The IC (microchip) works because of transistors. It is a number of components including transistors all manufactured on the same slice of silicon.

Modern IC's contain many millions of transistors and are at the heart of most everything.

Answer 3

Look around you. The chances are, unless you collect antique vacuum tube radios, every electronic device in your home was made possible by the invention of the transistor, including the computer you used to ask this question.

Answer 4

Almost anything electronic that requires a higher level of response than a light switch and some primitive radios.

Answer 5

1. integrated circuits, which lead to microprocessors and all kinds of IC memories (among other things).

2. miniaturized electronic devices.

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Answer 6

IC's