1959 ⟶ MOSFET Transistor Invention
The MOSFET (MOS transistor) is invented by the Egyptian Moha...
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⏱️ Quartz Clock Invention
The quartz clock is invented by Warren Marrison and J.W. Horton at Bell Telephone Laboratories.⟶
TimekeepingPrecisionElectronics
United States💡 First Public Demonstration of the Transistor
November – December: Three Bell Labs engineers give the first public demonstration of the transistor, an electrical component that could control, amplify, and generate current.⟶
ElectronicsSemiconductorsBell LabsDigital RevolutionMicrochipPost-War
United States💡 First Transistor Invented at Bell Labs
The first transistor, a bipolar point-contact transistor, is invented by John Bardeen and Walter Brattain under the supervision of William Shockley at Bell Labs.⟶
ElectronicsBell LabsSemiconductorsDigital Revolution
United States💡 MOSFET Transistor Invention
The MOSFET (MOS transistor) is invented by the Egyptian Mohamed Atalla and the Korean Dawon Kahng at Bell Labs. It is used in almost all modern electronic products. It was smaller, faster, more reliable and cheaper to manufacture than earlier bipolar transistors, leading to a revolution in computers, controls and communication.⟶
ElectronicsBell LabsComputer RevolutionMicrochip
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Egypt
South Korea💻 Intel Releases the First Microprocessor
November 15: Intel releases the world's first microprocessor, the Intel 4004.⟶
Computer RevolutionComputingElectronics
United States