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RIP: Morgan Sparks, transistor inventor; former Bell Labs researcher and Sandia Labs Director

By Adam Myers ⋅ May 7, 2008 ⋅

As the millions of transistors silently switching away as I write this, thank you, Mr. Sparks. Your tiny contribution to the world has made an unparalleled change in it forever.

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