Ajit Pai @AjitPai
OTD in 1954, @TXInstruments announced that it and Industrial Development Engineering Associates had developed the Regency TR-1, the 1st commercial transistor radio. Established radio makers were skeptical, but 150K units would be sold, hinting at handheld devices' future appeal. https://t.co/aHPmWjsHxE — PolitiTweet.org