Assertion: transistor | /r/CapableOf | replace vacuum tubes
Facets:
value: rapidly
type: MANNER
value: mostly
type: DEGREE
value: for sound amplification purposes
type: PURPOSE
value: because of their low cost
type: CAUSE
value: because of high reliability
type: CAUSE
value: in electronic devices
type: LOCATION
value: in computers
type: LOCATION
value: in the oscillator circuits
type: LOCATION
value: in most applications
type: TEMPORAL
value: as an electronic signal regulator
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Sony's success with transistor radios led to transistors replacing vacuum tubes as the dominant electronic technology in the late 1950s.
text: The transistor was invented by three scientists at the Bell Laboratories in 1947, and it rapidly replaced the vacuum tube as an electronic signal regulator.
text: Having replaced the vacuum tube, transistors are the basis of much modern electronic technology, including the microprocessor.
text: The key advantages that have allowed transistors to replace vacuum tubes in most applications are
text: Transistors also began to replace vacuum tubes in the oscillator circuits used to generate radio signals, especially after specialized structures were developed to handle the higher frequencies and power levels involved.
text: Sony's success with transistor radios led to transistors replacing vacuum tubes as the dominant electronic technology in the late 1950s.
text: Transistors replaced vacuum tubes and today are found in virtually all electronic devices.
text: Sony's success with transistor radios led to transistors replacing vacuum tubes as the dominant electronic technology in the late 1950s.
text: Once mass-produced transistorized hearing aids and radios became realities, engineers realized that transistors would replace vacuum tubes in computers, too.
text: The transistor was invented during the early 1950s, and it quickly replaced vacuum tubes in electronic devices.
text: Because of their low cost and high reliability, transistors have mostly replaced vacuum tubes for sound amplification purposes.