Technology Connections
Transistors: Making sound easier, smaller, and more efficient
2016 • E6 Apr 15, 2016 12m
The technological advances that we've investigated so far have revolved around the vacuum tube. But the invention of the transistor really sparked a whole new era of sound. The advent of small circuits for sound reproduction meant that things could shrink. Tape went into cartridges. Amplifiers used less energy. And everything became more robust.