March 1952 Issue [Article] Little gadget with a large future Download PDF Adjust Share by Leonard Engel, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Transistors Vacuum-tubes More from Leonard Engel Science crosses specialty lines The Race to Create Life Our scientists are now close to a feat that will rival the conquest of space—the unlocking of the secrets of heredity, reproduction, and of life itself. Why we don’t wipe out Polio Adjust Share