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Not so many little wires

Question: Who devised the printed circuit board?

  • Texas Instruments
  • Fairchild
  • National Bureau of Standards
  • National Semiconductor



Answer: National Bureau of Standards

Invented during World War II, the National Bureau of Standards was working on a proximity detector for artillery shells.
Source: The History of Computers by Les Freed

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