Transistor Collection

WARDENCLYFFE TOWER, c1910. Wardenclyffe Tower, also known as Tesla Tower, a wireless telecommunications tower designed by Nikola Tesla in Shoreham, Long Island

Standard electrical circuit symbols. Diagram of standard symbols used to represent electrical equipment in electrical circuit diagrams. The symbols are arranged in six rows of sets of three

Circuit board

Circuit board, artwork
Circuit board. Computer artwork depicting city scape made of electronic circuits

Four patients at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing four patients in dressing gowns and pyjamas chatting in a hospital ward

Stazodyne radio, 1930 (print)
2102265 Stazodyne radio, 1930 (print); (add.info.: Sciences. Communication. Coll. Part. Science. Communication. The radio Stazodyne from the compagnie Radio Electrique de l'Opera)

Young woman cooking in a kitchen Date: circa 1990s

Computer motherboard, artwork
Motherboard. Computer artwork of the main circuit board (motherboard) of a personal computer (PC). Motherboard components include transistors, diodes, resistors, capacitors and inductors

Composite Image Of A Boy Dancing With Headphones; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Radio Corporation of America Miniature Transistor
Picture dated 15 December 1953 showing a miniature transistor, developed by the Radio Corporation of America. The worlds first transistor was invented in 1947 by US scientists William Shockley

Radio Transistor 1959
A woman presents a transistor during the radio show, in 1959 in Paris. The worlds first transistor was invented in 1947 by US scientists William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain

Pretty 1960s girl holding Philips portable transistor radio
Pretty 1960s girl holding a Philips portable transistor radio. Date: circa 1963

Camera Shop, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Putmans Camera Shop at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, with holidaymakers walking by. 1962

Transistor Model 1951
Picture dated 1951 showing a model of transistor, during a radio show. The worlds first transistor was invented in 1947 by US scientists William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain

Miniature M-1 Transistors 1956
Picture dated 1956 of miniature M-1 transistors seen on the face of a ten-cent piece, the smallest yet developed. The worlds first transistor was invented in 1947 by US scientists William Shockley

Illustration of electrolytic capacitator, LED, transistor resistor

Illustration of transistor

Illustration of transistor radio

A simple electronic circuit used to detect the presence of water, consisting of a battery, three way connector, copper electrodes immersed in water, resistor, light bulb and transistor

Semiconductor wafer, artwork F007 / 9912
Computer enhanced image of a part of a semiconductor wafer. Wafers are divided up into blocks to make the integrated circuits ( chips ) used in electronic devices

Circuit board components, artwork F006 / 8627
Circuit board components, computer artwork

Radio, artwork F006 / 8578
Radio, computer artwork

Lipstick in the Mirror
A girl puts the finishing touches to her lipstick in an oval mirror and listens to the latest hits on her radio at the same time! Date: 1960s

Hand holds transistors from the 1960s to 1990s
Transistors. Hand holds an assortment of transist- ors from the 1960s to the 1980s & 1990s. Transist- ors have many uses in electronic equipment includ- ing amplification & signal processing

Circuit board in a portable radio. Components such as resistors and capacitors are visible

Transistors and diodes on a printed circuit board. Diodes (small, cylindrical) are electronic components which allow current to pass in only one direction on the circuit board

Electronic circuit board components, including microchips and a transistor (upper centre)

Heathkit computer wires
Heathkit H-1 computer wires, on display at the Computer History Museum, USA. The H-1 was the first home-build analogue computer. The museums collection includes over 3000 artefacts from 1945 to 1990

Computer circuit boards
Old computer circuit boards held in a hand. The continuous fast development and increase in computer power means that components rapidly become outdated and need to be disposed of or recycled

Computer circuit board graveyard. Conceptual computer image of outdated computer circuit boards in a desert landscape, representing the obselescence of technology

Transformer in a radio
Transformer (lower left) in a small portable radio. A transformer is a device that alters the voltage in a wire by holding two wires with different numbers of coils next to each other

Molecular transistor, AFM
Molecular transistor. Coloured atomic force micro- graph (AFM) of a transistor on the molecule scale. It consists of electrodes (yellow) created by electron beam lithography (EBL)

Coloured SEM of a single-electron transistor
Single-electron transistor. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a single-electron transistor. Like the larger transistors it is designed to replace, it has three parts

Various transistors

Circuit city, computer artwork
Computer artwork of a conceptual circuit cityscape made of electronic components

Graphene transistor, SEM
Graphene transistor. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a transistor composed of a graphene wire (centre), gold electrodes (dark yellow) and silicon (blue)

Woman and patients at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing a woman in overalls discussing a game of chess with three patients in a hospital ward

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The transistor, a revolutionary invention in the field of electronics, has transformed the way we live and communicate. Represented by standard electrical circuit symbols on a circuit board, this tiny device holds immense power. Just like Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower from 1910 aimed to transmit wireless signals, transistors enable seamless connectivity. From artwork depicting circuit boards to vintage radios like the Radio Corporation of America Miniature Transistor or the iconic Philips portable transistor radio held by a pretty girl in the 1960s, these devices have become an integral part of our lives. They have enabled us to listen to music on-the-go or stay updated with news and entertainment. Not limited to just radios, transistors found their way into various applications over time. In medical centers like Hendon's Medical Centre, they played a crucial role in enhancing patient care and diagnostics. They also paved the way for advancements in computing technology as seen in computer motherboards depicted through artwork. Dating back to its early days, models such as the Transistor Model 1951 or Miniature M-1 Transistors from 1956 showcased how this innovation evolved rapidly. With each iteration came improved performance and smaller sizes that made them more accessible and versatile. Whether it is a young woman cooking in her kitchen while listening to music through her transistor radio or engineers working tirelessly behind intricate circuits using these components – transistors continue to shape our world today. Their impact cannot be overstated as they remain at the heart of countless electronic devices we rely on daily.