Monday, July 13, 2015

Vacuum tubes

electron tube or valve and first developed by John Ambrose Fleming in 1904. The vacuum tube is a glass tube that has its gas removed which creates a vacuum. Vacuum tubes contain electrodes for controlling electron flow in early computers that used them as a switch or an amplifier. The picture shows a collection of different vacuum tubes to give you a better understanding.
                         
                                   Vacuum tubes

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