input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power. It is composed of semiconductor material with at least three terminals for connection to an external circuit. A voltage or current applied to one pair of the transistor's terminals changes the current through another pair of terminals. Because the controlled (output) power can be higher than the controlling (input) power, a transistor can amplify a signal. Today, some transistors are packaged individually, but many more are found embedded in integrated circuits.

The transistor is the fundamental building block of modern electronic devices, and is ubiquitous in modern electronic systems. First conceived by Julius Lilienfeld in 1926 and practically implemented in 1947 by American physicists John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley, the transistor revolutionized the field of electronics, and paved the way for smaller and cheaper radios, calculators, and computers, among other things. The transistor is on the list of IEEE milestones in electronics, and Bardeen, Brattain, and Shockley shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for their achievement. 1. What is one use of a transistor?
2. What is a transistor in relation to modern electronics?
3. In what year was it conceived?
4. By whom?
5. How many years later was it implemented?
6. How many scientist were involved in implementation?
7. What field did the invention revolutionize?
8. And what two types of radios were developed after its implementation?
9. What one other item was smaller and cheaper afterwards?
10. And another?
11. What milestone List is this breakthrough in?
12. How many shared a Peace Prize?
numbered_answers: 1. integrated circuits
2. the fundamental building block
3. 1926
4. Julius Lilienfeld
5. 1926 and practically implemented in 1947
6. John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley 3
7. electronics
8. cheaper
9. calculators
10. computers
11. transistor
12. Bardeen, Brattain, and Shockley

input: Registered dietitian nutritionists (RDs or RDNs) are health professionals qualified to provide safe, evidence-based dietary advice which includes a review of what is eaten, a thorough review of nutritional health, and a personalized nutritional treatment plan. They also provide preventive and therapeutic programs at work places, schools and similar institutions. Certified Clinical Nutritionists or CCNs, are trained health professionals who also offer dietary advice on the role of nutrition in chronic disease, including possible prevention or remediation by addressing nutritional deficiencies before resorting to drugs. Government regulation especially in terms of licensing, is currently less universal for the CCN than that of RD or RDN. Another advanced Nutrition Professional is a Certified Nutrition Specialist or CNS. These Board Certified Nutritionists typically specialize in obesity and chronic disease. In order to become board certified, potential CNS candidate must pass an examination, much like Registered Dieticians. This exam covers specific domains within the health sphere including; Clinical Intervention and Human Health. 1. What does RD stand for?
2. What do they provide?
3. Do they work in a hospital only?
4. Where else?
5. What nutritionists are board certified?
6. How do they get the certification?
7. anything else?
8. What do they specialize in?
9. what does the exam cover?
10. what does ccn stand for?
11. how do they differ from rds?
12. What would an RD do a thourough review of?
13. And would they personalize anything?
14. What?
15. Do they teach preventive advice also?
16. Where would they teach that?
17. How about therapeautic programs?
18. What does the "N" stand for in RDN?
19. Are they considered professionals?
20. Are CNS's certified? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Registered dietitian nutritionists
2. safe, evidence-based dietary advice
3. No
4. work places, schools and similar institutions.
5. Certified Nutrition Specialist
6. pass an examination
7. No
8. obesity and chronic disease
9. specific domains within the health sphere
10. Certified Clinical Nutritionists
11. Government regulation is currently less universal for the CCN
12. nutritional health
13. Yes
14. nutritional treatment plan
15. Yes
16. work places, schools and similar institutions.
17. Yes
18. nutritionists
19. Yes
20. Yes

Q: (CNN) -- Actor Zachary Quinto, known for playing Spock in the 2009 "Star Trek" remake and his role as Sylar on the television show "Heroes," acknowledged his homosexuality in a post on his website Sunday, saying the action comes after the suicide of a 14-year-old who killed himself after apparently being harassed over his sexuality.

"When I found out that Jamey Rodemeyer killed himself -- I felt deeply troubled," Quinto posted. "But when I found out that Jamey Rodemeyer had made an 'It Gets Better' video only months before taking his own life -- I felt indescribable despair.

"I also made an 'It Gets Better' video last year in the wake of the senseless and tragic gay teen suicides that were sweeping the nation at the time," Quinto wrote. "But in light of Jamey's death, it became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality."

Rodemeyer was found dead September 18 outside his parents' home in Buffalo, New York. His parents said he had experienced years of bullying over his sexual orientation. His suicide has attracted the attention of such stars as Lady Gaga, who dedicated a song to him at a recent concert.

The "It Gets Better" campaign is aimed at gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered youth who may experience bullying.

"Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country," Quinto said. "Gay kids need to stop killing themselves because they are made to feel worthless by cruel and relentless bullying. Parents need to teach their children principles of respect and acceptance. We are witnessing an enormous shift of collective consciousness throughout the world. I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society -- and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action."

Answer the following questions:
1. who died?
2. did he die in an accident?
3. how did he die?
4. how old was he when he died?
5. what month was his body discovered?
6. on which day?
7. where was his body discovered?
8. who lived in the house?
9. in what city?
10. state?
11. did a singer acknowledge his passing?
12. who?
13. how did she acknowledge it?
14. on an album?
15. where?
16. which crusade is trying to help harassed young ones?
17. is another performer mentioned?
18. who?
19. how does he perform?
20. what is he famous for?
A:
1. Jamey Rodemeyer
2. No
3. he killed himself
4. 14
5. September
6. the 18th
7. outside a home
8. his parents
9. Buffalo
10. New York
11. Yes
12. Lady Gaga,
13. she dedicated a song to him
14. No
15. at a recent concert
16. The "It Gets Better" campaign
17. Yes
18. Zachary Quinto
19. he acts
20. playing Spock