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  1. Tomcat

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    The transistor, the ubiquitous building block of all electronic circuits, will be 60 years old today. The device is jointly credited to William Shockley (1910-1989), John Bardeen (1908-1991) and Walter Brattain (1902-1987), and it was Bardeen and Brattain who made the first working point-contact transistor on 16 December 1947.

    Happy birthday old friend, we owe so much to you!
     
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  2. Parris

    Parris I'm only here to observe...

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    We salute thee! ;-)
     
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  3. Taucias

    Taucias Site Supporter 2014,2015

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    Without the Transistor, Sony would not be the company it is today... :lol:
     
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  4. WolverineDK

    WolverineDK music lover

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    happy b-day tranny, oops I mean transsister or was it the transistor ?

    Anyway jokes aside happy B-day to you transistor, let us hope you will have 60 years more at least.
     
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  5. GaijinPunch

    GaijinPunch Lemon Party Organizer and Promoter

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    It's all those guys' fault!

    Sorry.. planet gone in 40 years tops.
     
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  6. jp.

    jp. Be Attitude For Gains

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    Psssh! 2012 is right around the corner.
     
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  7. Tatsujin

    Tatsujin Officer at Arms

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    yeah..a late HB to teh transy!!

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    coz the nazis, we got the shite!!:clap:
     
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