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Science history: Invention of the transistor ushers in the computing era — Oct. 3, 1950

On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the ...
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Solar panels: Great moments from more than 140 years of innovation

Solar panels are one of humanity's greatest inventions, and their history is more fun than you thought. The briefest history of solar: The first time anyone installed a photovoltaic solar panel was in ...
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Laser-based lidar tech is rewriting history — if climate change doesn’t erase it first

Tashbulak and Tugunbulak may be largely forgotten today, but the pair of Uzbekistani cities thrived during the Medieval era. Nestled in the Tien Shan mountains, the largest east to west mountain range ...
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Linear Dividing Engine, Hall of Tools, Museum of History and Technology

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Linear dividing engine by J.R. Brown, ...