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electronic switches were invented in 1947 and led to second generation 
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million years ago .... they don't appear in a practical, commercial form until the 
1990s). ... 1947, John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley invent the 
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characters. [DOC] [TLE] Electronics History 4 - Transistors - Greatest Engineering ... [PAR] Some investigators were convinced that semiconductors could be given the ... In 
late 1947 that goal was met by John Bardeen and Walter Brattain at Bell Labs. ... 
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Question: They were invented in 1947 & by the 1990s millions were being placed on a single chip
Answer: Transistors