10 World-Changing Inventions from Government Funding

March 7, 2013

The Microchip

During WWII, the DOD provided funding to firms like Fairchild Semiconductor and Texas Instruments to build a tiny device that could help make missile targeting more precise. The resulting product eventually became known as the microchip – now used in every iPhone, computer and almost any electronic device.

During WWII, the DOD provided funding to firms like Fairchild Semiconductor and Texas Instruments to <a href="http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/technology/1110/gallery.government_inventions/2.html" target="_blank">build a tiny device</a> that could help

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