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Movements

¶Frankfurt School

Critical theory movement (Adorno, Horkheimer, Habermas et al.); associated with the Institute for Social Research, Frankfurt

See also: Adorno, Theodor, Horkheimer, Max, Habermas, Jürgen, Benjamin, Walter, Baudrillard, Jean

¶Traitorous Eight, The

The eight engineers who left Shockley Semiconductor in 1957 to found Fairchild Semiconductor; including Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore; effectively the founding act of Silicon Valley

See also: Shockley, William, Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Fairchild Semiconductor, Noyce, Robert, Moore, Gordon

¶Trinity of 1977, The

The three personal computers released in 1977 that launched the personal computer industry: Apple II, Commodore PET, and TRS-80

See also: Apple II, Commodore PET, TRS-80, Wozniak, Steve, Tramiel, Jack, Radio Shack / Tandy Corporation