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TIL On May 7th, 1952, Geoffrey W.A. Dummer first published the concept of the integrated circuit. This breakthrough allowed complex electronic circuits to be built on a single chip, becoming the foundation for modern computers, smartphones, laptops, and countless other electronic devices.

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