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Major Armstrong: Scientist, Technologist, Philosopher

Tag: air capacitor

Vacuum Tube?

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Jen Howard

A vacuum tube from the Armstrong collection Most people today have heard of Moore’s Law and the explosion of the number of transistors in modern technology, but if you are of the younger generation, the word “vacuum tube” sparks only faint recognition.  In fact, some younger readers may not recognize the term at all.  But […]

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