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Direct linkOrton, Richard J. J. – School Science Review, 2011
The history and meaning of the term "microelectronics" is reviewed, followed by a discussion of the key inventions of the Intel microprocessor in 1971 and the Texas Instruments electronic pocket calculator in 1975. The six characteristic features of microelectronic components are then defined. The UK prime minister Jim Callaghan's…
Descriptors: Electronics, Computer Uses in Education, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction
