Tuesday, February 17, 2026

TUESDAY — TECHNOLOGY & WORK

“It sounds pretty technical — and it was. The result was the first transistor, and it has utterly transformed our modern world.”

— Michael J. Miller

On December 16, 1947, a team at Bell Labs essentially built the first domino in a chain reaction that would topple vacuum tubes, spawn Silicon Valley, and put a supercomputer in your pocket – all from a device small enough to fit on your fingertip. That single breakthrough seeded Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel, and the relentless miniaturization (Moore’s Law) that defines the technology landscape every leader navigates today, proving that the biggest disruptions often start at the smallest scale. For more, Check out the article Seventy-Five Years of Transistors.

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Stay safe. Stay healthy. Be strong. Lead well.

Chad