The first transistor was built at Bell Labs on 16 December 1947, replacing vacuum tubes and making miniaturised electronics possible.

Bell Labs, 1947

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On 16 December 1947 Bell Labs built the first transistor — a tiny switch that replaced bulky vacuum tubes and made possible every computer and phone that followed.

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İlk transistör 16 Aralık 1947'de Bell Labs'te yapıldı; vakum tüplerinin yerini alarak minyatür elektroniği mümkün kıldı.

16 Aralık 1947'de Bell Labs ilk transistörü yaptı — hantal vakum tüplerinin yerini alan ve ardından gelen her bilgisayar ile telefonu mümkün kılan minik bir anahtar.

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