The Vacuum Tube’s Forgotten Rival
| Date | 27th, Mar 2022 |
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| Source | IEEE Spectrum - Scientific and Educational Websites |
DESCRIPTION
During the Second World War, the German military developed what were at the time some very sophisticated technologies, including the V-2 rockets it used to rain destruction on London. Yet the V-2, along with much other German military hardware, depended on an obscure and seemingly antiquated component you’ve probably never heard of, something called the magnetic amplifier or mag amp.