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For about 15 years "transistor" was one of the go-to words for anything technology. Although it looks bulky and clumsy today, Iron Man's first armor, in 1963, w
by TMWNN 5y ago
For about 15 years "transistor" was one of the go-to words for anything technology. Although it looks bulky and clumsy today, Iron Man's first armor, in 1963, was said to be as light and powerful as it was because of transistors. http://www.ironmanarmory.com/Gray_Armor.html http://www.ironmanarmory.com/Gray_Armor.html Subsequent armors also used the wonder technology until, I think, 1968.
- dTal 5y ago>Transistor-Powered Air Pressure Jets in the boots allowed for short range flight Man, you're not kidding,
- segfaultbuserr 5y agoI just found saying "GaN transistor" or "IGBT" instead can make it significantly more believable today, at least for me. ;-)
- nayuki 5y agoFor the past few decades, the buzzwords to sound technologically sophisticated include "digital", "online", "app" (and probably others). For example, why have a plain light switch when you can have a digital online light switch controllable by an app on your mobile phone?
- segfaultbuserr 5y agoAlso "smart". I cringed so much when I saw a power cable (without any electonics) is said to have "smart transmission" on its product page. It's worded to be technically correct (the cable enables it) but...