by Mike Hendren | Oct 30, 2024 | Tech History
October 30, 1938 On this date in 1938, acclaimed writer, director, and actor Orson Wells’ Mercury Theatre on The Air broadcast a radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds, depicting a Martian invasion of New Jersey. The first half of the broadcast...
by Mike Hendren | Oct 23, 2024 | Tech History
October 18, 1954 Texas Instruments and IDEA Corporation introduce the TR-1 Regency transistor radio. This marked the first consumer use of transistors, previously only used in industrial and military applications. The pocket-sized radio sold for $49.95 (that’s...
