Time since the invention of the transistor

Time since the invention of the transistor (76 y)

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If Time since the invention of the transistor (76 y) was a standard unit ...

  • Time since first humans in Europe (30,000 y)...more would be 400 x Time since the invention of the transistor
  • Time since extinction of Neanderthals (30,000 y)...more would be 400 x Time since the invention of the transistor
  • Age of earliest sewing needle (30,000 y)...more would be 400 x Time since the invention of the transistor
  • Time since the earliest bread baking (30,000 y)...more would be 400 x Time since the invention of the transistor
  • Time since first humans in Americas (15,000 y)...more would be 200 x Time since the invention of the transistor
  • Time since the peak of Roman Empire (1,900 y)...more would be 25 x Time since the invention of the transistor
  • Time since the birth of Marco Polo (770 y)...more would be 10 x Time since the invention of the transistor
  • Time since the birth of Dante Alighieri (759 y)...more would be 10 x Time since the invention of the transistor
  • Time since the birth of Newton (381 y)...more would be 5 x Time since the invention of the transistor
  • Lifespan of Galapagos giant tortoise (190 y)...more would be 2.5 x Time since the invention of the transistor
  • Period of Halley's Comet's orbit (75.3 y)...more would be about as big as Time since the invention of the transistor
  • Lifespan of horse (30 y)...more would be 2/5 of Time since the invention of the transistor
  • Time since first iPhone launched (15 y)...more would be 1/5 of Time since the invention of the transistor
  • Lifespan of a cat (15 y)...more would be 1/5 of Time since the invention of the transistor
  • Period of Mars's orbit (1.88 y)...more would be 1/40 of Time since the invention of the transistor

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