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SamplesBoiThe Transistor. What it is: The microscopic building block of silicon computer chips. Why it’s a marvel: Trillions of these devices operate seamlessly in microprocessors every second without error, driving everything from spacecraft to smartphones. Historian David C. Brock notes the transistor as the most frequently manufactured human artifact, operating with near-flawless reliability.
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The MOSFET was invented by Mohamed Atalla, an Egyptian engineer, at Bell Labs in the US.
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The PN2222 in a TO-92 package is probably the first transistor electronics student use.
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