Today pocket transistor radios manufactured in the 1950s are very collectable. Some models are highly sought after by collectors and regularly sell for hundreds of dollars. It is not uncommon to find ...

The invention of the transistor revolutionized radio, allowing receivers to be made far more compact and portable than ever before. In the middle of the 20th century, the devices exploded in ...

When one thinks of the most significant dates in our technological development, October 18, 1954 doesn't pop up there at the top of the list. It should; 60 years ago the first portable transistor ...

Growing up is daunting. All those “rites of passage” through which we must travel. The first day of school, exams, dating, awkward holidays with distant relatives. Speaking to young people I find that ...

Last week, I wrote about the state of the art in radio: Software-defined radios, which use software to do the job that mechanical parts do in older radios. Most, if not all, modern designs incorporate ...

Individual words are basic communication tools that when put together in the proper order can express thoughts and ideas. When you put certain words together, they can be magical. Back in the 1960s, ...