vacuum tubes

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Vacuum tubes used to create a mnemonic memory circuit (TOS 28)

Vacuum tubes used to create a mnemonic memory circuit (TOS 28)
First Appearance TOS 28 (6 Apr 1967)
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Considered to be such primitive technology by Spock that it was on par with "stone knives and bear skins," vacuum tubes were used in electronics technology by Humans in the 1930s and 1940s,[1] prior to the invention of the integrated circuit and transistors.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The City on the Edge of Forever." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 28 (Production 28). Directed by Joseph Pevney. Written by Harlan Ellison. Desilu Productions, 6 April 1967.
  2. ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Space Seed." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 22 (Production 24). Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Carey Wilber (Story and Teleplay) and Gene L. Coon (Teleplay). Desilu Productions, 16 February 1967.
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