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Transistor Radio

Transistor Radio. Joshua Kremer Computer App.. 1b. Table of Contents. The world’s smallest portable radio Regency’s First Transistor Radio The U.S Electronic Market Most Popular Transistor Radio Zenith Royalle Sony Transistors Batteries Transistor Add How does a Transistor Work?

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Transistor Radio

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  1. Transistor Radio Joshua Kremer Computer App.. 1b

  2. Table of Contents • The world’s smallest portable radio • Regency’s First Transistor Radio • The U.S Electronic Market • Most Popular Transistor Radio • Zenith Royalle • Sony • Transistors Batteries • Transistor Add • How does a Transistor Work? • Bibliography

  3. How Does a Transistor Works? • A tiny device that controls the flow of electricity • The size of a hair • John Bardeen, Walter H. Brattain, and William Shockley invented the Transistor • It replaced the vacuum tubes • Any electronic device has thousands of transistors

  4. How Does a Transistor Work?

  5. The world Smallest Portable Radio • It was invented in 1948 by William Shockley • Mass produced in 1954 • It was the first pocket size radio

  6. Regency First Transistor Radio

  7. The U.S. Electronic Market • The regency transistor radio only lasted for a few years • As Sony began to grow and made sure everyone got their radios • Zenith Royalle

  8. Most Popular Transistor Radio

  9. Zenith Royalle • It was the most popular radio • Consider it as the iPod of the time • It was $70 back then • The 500H (On picture) was considered the best Zenith ever made

  10. Sony • It was considered THE brand • At first it wasn’t in the spotlight market • First coat pocket model was TR-55

  11. Sony Transistor Radio http://m.reset.jp/~inu/ProductsDataBase/Products/SONY/radio1965/TRANSISTOR_RADIO-01.jpg

  12. Sony’s Models

  13. Transistor Batteries • They were big and very colorful • Acid based • Included promotional drawings

  14. Transistor Radio Ads • http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5656596888801275787&q=transistor+radio

  15. Bibliography • Pictures • http://my.reset.jp/~inu/ProductsDataBase/Products/SONY/radio1965/transistor%20radio%201965..htm • http://www.etedeschi.ndirect.co.uk/sony/picts/TR-55.jpg • http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1031/trans/US/1azRoyal500s.html • http://history.acusd.edu/gen/recording/transistor.html

  16. Bibliography • Info • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor_radio • http://people.msoe.edu/~reyer/regency/ • http://www.geocities.com/aldoandr/transistor.html • http://history.acusd.edu/gen/recording/transistor.html • http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar564420&st=transistor+radio

  17. The End

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