When you think about the greatest inventions in the world, transistors probably don't come to mind. Scholars learn about how transistors have had a huge impact on computing. The video also explains aspects of computing from vacuum tubes...

Boolean logic just makes sense. A video teaches individuals about Boolean logic and its connection to the binary system. It shows how the operations NOT, AND, OR, and XOR are shown on electric circuits using transistors. 

What insect is the origin of the phrase computer bug? Scholars view a video to learn about the challenges with early computing efforts, including moths finding their way into mechanical relays. From vacuum tubes to transistors, the video...

Imagine 1.7 billion transistors in one tiny chip running all the operations in a microprocessor. Now imagine that that number doubles every two years. Learn all about transistors in this short video that provides easy to understand...

Semiconductors are in everything from your cell phone to rockets. But what exactly are they, and what makes them so special? Find out from Jamie, a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. [4:45]

Learn about Silicon Valley's namesake and how network solids are at the heart of it all. Also find out about solid-state semiconductors, N-Type and P-Type semiconductors, diodes, transistors, computer chips, and binary code, all in the...

Investigate how semiconductor crystals work and how they are used to make transistor switches. Check all of the video clips.

Explore the step-by-step process by which the transistors of an integrated circuit are made through a series of video clips.

Researchers have created a working transistor out of just one phosphorous atom.