Subsidizing Silicon: NASA and the Computer
“I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be […]
Why AT&T Invented and Shared the Transistor that Started the Digital Revolution
Share Tweet The invention of the transistor in 1947 provided an extraordinary capability to control an electrical current. It was initially used for amplifying electromagnetic frequencies and then for switching the 1s and 0s needed for digital computing. An unlikely scenario unfolded in the 1950s when AT&T’s fear of government anti-trust action and regulation sparked […]
How IT Came to Rule the World, 2.5: Intel and the PC
After twenty years of government backing, the microprocessing industry was about to crawl out on its own. And it was the microcomputer that would give the semiconductor industry the legs to become viable in the commercial arena.
how IT came to rule the world, 1.8: Bell Labs and the Transistor
Three licensees in particular, Motorola, Texas Instruments and Fairchild took advantage of AT&T’s transistor technology.
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