23-December... Demonstration of Transistors...


Transistors, the tiny semiconductor devices, which shaped the pulse of digital world was demonstrated on this day (23-dec) in 1947...

The first public demonstration took place at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey...  It was jointly demonstrated by John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley... This day paved the way for transformative advancements in the field of Electronics...

The transistor's invention catalyzed a technological revolution, enabling the development of smaller, more efficient electronic devices...  From microprocessors to smartphones, transistors became the fundamental building blocks of modern computing and communication systems... 

Transistors which ushered an era of unprecedented connectivity, was recognized by the United States Postal Administration with the release of a 8-cents postage stamp in 1973 marking the Progress in field of Electronics... 

This stamp can be collected under the following themes: 


(a) Science and Technology...
(b) Inventions...
(c) Telecommunication...

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