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It's Sixty Years Since the First Portable Transistor Radio Went on the Market and Started a Revolution
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It's Sixty Years Since the First Portable Transistor Radio Went on the Market and Started a Revolution
![File:Vintage Arvin Transistor Radio, Model 9562, Arvin's First Transistor Radio, British Tan Leatherette Cover, AM Band, 7 Transistors, Made In USA, Circa 1956 (49410419407).jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Vintage Arvin Transistor Radio, Model 9562, Arvin's First Transistor Radio, British Tan Leatherette Cover, AM Band, 7 Transistors, Made In USA, Circa 1956 (49410419407).jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Vintage_Arvin_Transistor_Radio%2C_Model_9562%2C_Arvin%27s_First_Transistor_Radio%2C_British_Tan_Leatherette_Cover%2C_AM_Band%2C_7_Transistors%2C_Made_In_USA%2C_Circa_1956_%2849410419407%29.jpg)
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![October 18, 1954 Texas Instruments announced the first transistor radio. Following their development in 1954, made possible by the invention of the transistor in 1947, they became the most popular electronic communication October 18, 1954 Texas Instruments announced the first transistor radio. Following their development in 1954, made possible by the invention of the transistor in 1947, they became the most popular electronic communication](https://preview.redd.it/97api0uxyys11.jpg?auto=webp&s=f82cb7b1beeb84cad9703e5bd57af41874483cd0)
October 18, 1954 Texas Instruments announced the first transistor radio. Following their development in 1954, made possible by the invention of the transistor in 1947, they became the most popular electronic communication
![File:Vintage Regency TR-1 Transistor Radio, The First Commercially Manufactured Transistor Radio In The World, Serial Number 103650, AM Band, 4 Transistors, Made In USA, First Sold In November 1954 (43724157340).jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Vintage Regency TR-1 Transistor Radio, The First Commercially Manufactured Transistor Radio In The World, Serial Number 103650, AM Band, 4 Transistors, Made In USA, First Sold In November 1954 (43724157340).jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Vintage_Regency_TR-1_Transistor_Radio%2C_The_First_Commercially_Manufactured_Transistor_Radio_In_The_World%2C_Serial_Number_103650%2C_AM_Band%2C_4_Transistors%2C_Made_In_USA%2C_First_Sold_In_November_1954_%2843724157340%29.jpg)