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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of Technology
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2024 22:31:42 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 5 Nov 2024 14:40:27 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> Transistors were described by a Canadian first, but he never built one.
> They weren't invented in the USA, they were developed there into
> something that worked

Worked at audio frequencies, anyway. It was the Japanese who got them to 
operate at up to radio frequencies.

The US-based electronics companies had no interest in such a development. 
Can you say “disruptive technology”?