Which of the following inventions of the 1950s made other inventions possible?

The transistor, developed in the late 1940s and widely used during the 1950s, made electronic devices smaller, more reliable, and less expensive. This enabled many later inventions and technologies, including portable radios and computers. The automobile and television existed before the 1950s, so the correct choice is the transistor.

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