transistor
A semiconductor device fundamental to modern electronics, developed by scientists not initially aiming for computers.
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Antimatter and other deep mysteries – Public lecture by Dr. Gerald Gabrielse
Fermilab
A semiconductor device fundamental to modern electronics, developed by scientists not initially aiming for computers.
Jeffrey Shainline: Neuromorphic Computing and Optoelectronic Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #225
Lex Fridman
The basic building block of digital computers, made from semiconductors like silicon, where a voltage applied to a gate controls the flow of current, representing digital zeros and ones.
Experiments in Art and Technology with Artforum Editor Michelle Kuo
Y Combinator
A key invention from Bell Labs, enabling modern technology and making many of the innovations discussed in the video possible.
IPFS, CoinList, and the Filecoin ICO with Juan Benet and Dalton Caldwell
Y Combinator
A semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power, an invention that came out of Bell Labs.
Jim Keller: Moore's Law, Microprocessors, and First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast #70
Lex Fridman
The fundamental building block of modern computers, made from materials like silicon and metal, which has been shrinking over time.
The Reckoning to Come: A Conversation with Balaji Srinivasan (Episode #259)
Sam Harris
The invention of the transistor is marked as the beginning of the decentralizing era from 1950 onwards.
Kevin Kelly — Excellent Advice for Living | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A concept related to technologies that improve but don't get 'better' exponentially, becoming cheaper and more pervasive instead, similar to VR.