In the 1960s and 1970s, the development of transistors and microprocessors revolutionized the computing industry. Transistors, which replaced vacuum tubes, were smaller, more energy-efficient, and generated less heat. This allowed for the creation of smaller and more powerful computers.
Microprocessors, which are integrated circuits that contain the functions of a central processing unit (CPU), were introduced in the early 1970s. This innovation led to the development of personal computers and paved the way for the modern computing era.
