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The Father of the real world transistor dies
« on: May 08, 2008, 09:44:44 AM »
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Transistor inventor dies

Sparks goes out

By Nick Farrell: Thursday, 08 May 2008, 5:18 AM

THE BLOKE WHO brought the world the junction transistor and was responsible for the digital revolution, Morgan Sparks, has died. He was 91.

Sparks, who led Sandia National Laboratories for nearly a decade, came up with a working practical transistor. OK, he didn’t invent the idea. That was worked out by John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley, who won the Nobel Prize for it.

Sparks developed the microwatt junction transistor in 1951 which replaced vacuum tubes and made computers practical.

His family knew he did something with transistors but didn’t really understand how important he was to the whole age until the world went digital.

Sparks was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth MacEvoy Sparks. The couple had four children.
http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_9170909

Check it, man was 91 with wife 57... talk about robbing the craddle but kudos to him XD!!!

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The Father of the real world transistor dies
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Re: The Father of the real world transistor dies
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2008, 09:48:53 AM »
no, that means he was married to her for 57 years

but wda @ de man name is sparks!!

seriously??? yur last name is sparks and yu invent transistors??? wtf lol that had to be providence there
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Re: The Father of the real world transistor dies
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2008, 11:46:35 AM »
Wow. That means that while she was being born, her husband was going through a mid-life crisis.

Probably a moot point seeing as how they're both seniors now anyway.
Rest in Peace.


EDIT: Misread the article, my bad. Misleading comments are misleading.
« Last Edit: May 08, 2008, 12:40:05 PM by New_Era_Outlaw »

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