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Transistorized!

Transistorized!

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Transistorized! Traces the discovery, invention and impact of the transistor, perhaps...

Transistorized! Traces the discovery, invention and impact of the transistor, perhaps the most important invention of the 20th century. Hosted by Ira Flatow, the documentary recounts how American life was utterly transformed by the transistor, and how its basic principles have flowered into technologies that will dominate the next century. Guests: Joel Shurkin, Phil Foy, Frederick Seitz...

09/01/1999

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Transistorized!

Transistorized!

Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Transistorized! Traces the discovery, invention and impact of the transistor, perhaps the most important invention of the 20th century. Hosted by Ira Flatow, the documentary recounts how American life was utterly transformed by the transistor, and how its basic principles have flowered into technologies that will dominate the next century. Guests: Joel Shurkin, Phil Foy, Frederick Seitz...

09/01/1999

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