Morris Tanenbaum, inventor of the silicon transistor, has died • Hacker News Board

Re: Morris Tanenbaum, inventor of the silicon transistor, has died

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Post by fsckboy » Sat, May 13, 2023, 8:22 AM UTC

intrasight wrote: post #54

I went looking for a recent estimate of the number of transistors that have been manufactured. It appears to be in the range of 10^23. I'm pretty sure there in nothing else anyone has invented that has been replicated in such volume.

> in the range of 10^23. I'm pretty sure there in nothing else anyone has invented that has been replicated in such volume

Covid-19 coronavirus particle/strands

Re: Morris Tanenbaum, inventor of the silicon transistor, has died

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Post by aarobot » Sat, May 13, 2023, 9:52 AM UTC

jkuria wrote: post #56

where's the black bar on HN @dan?

Apparently he passed away on February 26th, so the black bar could be misleading.

Re: Morris Tanenbaum, inventor of the silicon transistor, has died

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Post by oefnak » Sat, May 13, 2023, 10:36 AM UTC

FeistySkink wrote: post #19

tgv wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He's lived and worked in The Netherlands since over 35 years, possibly 40.

Does that make him Dutch?

If he speaks Dutch, and rides a bike, I'd say he passes the duck test.

Re: Morris Tanenbaum, inventor of the silicon transistor, has died

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Post by eternauta3k » Sat, May 13, 2023, 10:58 AM UTC

osigurdson wrote: post #81

>> it stopped doing proper research in the field—partly because it just wasn’t immediately relevant to AT&T’s business It feels like businesses today are better at pivoting. Imagine improving the state of the art by 10X and simply shelving it.

Maybe pivoting AT&T is a bit like pivoting a planet-sized supertanker.

Re: Morris Tanenbaum, inventor of the silicon transistor, has died

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Post by sitzkrieg » Sat, May 13, 2023, 11:05 AM UTC

irjustin wrote: post #72

throwaway173738 wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A toggle switch is one bit.

A register is one bit as well but you can't buy it in magnetic format

core memory?

Re: Morris Tanenbaum, inventor of the silicon transistor, has died

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Post by gpvos » Sat, May 13, 2023, 11:07 AM UTC

pyro123 wrote: post #85

Is he related to Andrew S Tanenbaum or is it a common second name?

It's fairly common. May indicate Jewish descent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanenbaum

Re: Morris Tanenbaum, inventor of the silicon transistor, has died

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Post by gpvos » Sat, May 13, 2023, 11:09 AM UTC

stevefan1999 wrote: post #77

Is he by any means related to Andrew S. Tanenbaum, the author of Minix?

"By any means" yes, we all descended from a common ancestor.

Re: Morris Tanenbaum, inventor of the silicon transistor, has died

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Post by FoeNyx » Sat, May 13, 2023, 11:39 AM UTC

smaddox wrote: post #73

Fatnino wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Letters?

Paperclips?

Is that a reference to the "Universal Paperclips" game?

Re: Morris Tanenbaum, inventor of the silicon transistor, has died

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Post by intrasight » Sat, May 13, 2023, 12:41 PM UTC

streakfix wrote: post #82

intrasight wrote: post #54

I went looking for a recent estimate of the number of transistors that have been manufactured. It appears to be in the range of 10^23. I'm pretty sure there in nothing else anyone has invented that has been replicated in such volume.

Penicillin molecules

Discovered not invented. And grown not fabricated.

Re: Morris Tanenbaum, inventor of the silicon transistor, has died

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Post by vrglvrglvrgl » Sat, May 13, 2023, 1:45 PM UTC

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