The Silicon Engine

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Date
2011
Producer
Produced and directed by Jon Plutte. Written by Jas Lonnquist. Post Production by The Impact Media Group.
Copyright Owner
© Computer History Museum
Keywords
Video
Object ID
102695597

The powerful and ubiquitous silicon chips that run the computers, smart phones and even the cars and appliances we use daily all spring from the transistor. This video presents an overview of the 60-year history of innovation, invention and development that took us from vacuum tubes to modern microprocessors.