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Invention of the Integrated Circuit
The Inventor of the integrated circuit was Jack Kilby. This was a revolutionary invention because it reduced power & heat consumption of computers making them more feasible to manufacture and buy.
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Invention of MOSFET (MOS transistor)
MOSFET or MOS Transistor was invented by two men named Mohamad Atalla & Dawan Kanng. MOSFET is metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor and it helps with amplifying power.
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Invention of the Mouse
The mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart. We use mouses to tell our computers what to do, and to maneuver them as well.
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Invention of the First Silicone Gate
The first silicone gate was invented by Federico Faggin. Computers need silicone gates or chips because they are great for transmitting electric current when needed and none when not needed. They call substances that do this "semiconductors".
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Invention of the Floppy Disk
The floppy disk was invented by IBM. Floppy disks are important because we used to use them to store data. This technology has evolved in to much smaller sticks called USB and external hard drives that store up to terabytes
Website Citation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M6lANfzFsM