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Transistor
Created by John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley. This function acts like a miniature circuit for electrical signals in your computer. -
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Computer history
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Floppy disk
The floppy disk was the earliest memory card for all computers. Created by Yoshiro Nakamatsu but was further developed by David Noble at IBM in 1969. -
Hard disk drive
The hard disk drive was an evolved floppy disk used to store and retrieve data with magnets. Created by Reynold Johnson. -
Laser
In 1958, Gordon Gould and Charles Hard Townes created the laser providing convenience to things like the mouse attached to your keyboard now. -
Internet
This inventions puts the "smart" in your smart devices. Invented at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1969.