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Electronics is a discipline that applies physics principles to design devices manipulating electrons and electrically charged particles, significantly impacting modern society through telecommunications, entertainment, and healthcare. The semiconductor industry drives advancements in electronics, generating substantial revenue and supporting various sectors, including e-commerce. The field began with the identification of the electron and the invention of vacuum tubes, leading to the development of technologies like radio and television.

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Electronics is a discipline that applies physics principles to design devices manipulating electrons and electrically charged particles, significantly impacting modern society through telecommunications, entertainment, and healthcare. The semiconductor industry drives advancements in electronics, generating substantial revenue and supporting various sectors, including e-commerce. The field began with the identification of the electron and the invention of vacuum tubes, leading to the development of technologies like radio and television.

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Electronics is a scientific and engineering discipline that studies and applies the

principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that


manipulate electrons and other electrically charged particles. It is a subfield of physics[1]
[2]
and electrical engineering which uses active devices such as transistors, diodes,
and integrated circuits to control and amplify the flow of electric current and to convert it
from one form to another, such as from alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) or
from analog signals to digital signals.

Electronic devices have hugely influenced the development of many aspects of modern
society, such as telecommunications, entertainment, education, health care, industry,
and security. The main driving force behind the advancement of electronics is
the semiconductor industry, which in response to global demand continually produces
ever-more sophisticated electronic devices and circuits. The semiconductor industry is
one of the largest and most profitable sectors in the global economy, with annual
revenues exceeding $481 billion in 2018. The electronics industry also encompasses
other sectors that rely on electronic devices and systems, such as e-commerce, which
generated over $29 trillion in online sales in 2017.

History and development


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See also: History of electronic engineering and Timeline of electrical and electronic engineering

One of the earliest Audion radio receivers, constructed by De


Forest in 1914

The identification of the electron in 1897 by Sir Joseph John Thomson, along with the
subsequent invention of the vacuum tube which could amplify and rectify small electrical
signals, inaugurated the field of electronics and the electron age.[3] Practical applications
started with the invention of the diode by Ambrose Fleming and the triode by Lee De
Forest in the early 1900s, which made the detection of small electrical voltages, such
as radio signals from a radio antenna, practicable.

Vacuum tubes (thermionic valves) were the first active electronic components which
controlled current flow by influencing the flow of individual electrons, and enabled the
construction of equipment that used current amplification and rectification to give
us radio, television, radar, long-distance telephony and much more. The early growth of
electronics was rapid, and by the 1920s, commercial radio broadcasting
and telecommunications were becoming widespread and electronic amplifiers were
being used in such diverse applications as long-distance telephony and the music
recording industry.[4]

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