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The 36 pages that link to Vacuum tube, each with the reason it gives.

• Integrated circuitCompared with: Vacuum tubes performed amplification and switching before semiconductor chips became dominant.

• Cathode-ray tubeNarrower topic: The cathode-ray tube is a specialized vacuum tube for displaying or tracing signals.

• ENIACRelated: Vacuum tubes served as ENIAC’s high-speed electronic switches.

• Logic gateCompared with: Vacuum tubes implemented early electronic logic before transistors dominated.

• Guglielmo MarconiCompared with: Vacuum-tube circuits enabled more sensitive reception and voice transmission than early coherer systems.

• VacuumBroader topic: Removing gas prevents electrical conduction through the tube's interior.

• Field-effect transistorCompared with: Its field-controlled current flow resembles FET operation, but it uses no semiconductor channel.

• Thermionic emissionBroader topic: Vacuum-tube development turned thermionic emission into a practical technology.

• Electron gunNarrower topic: Many electron guns are built as vacuum-tube structures.

• Walter BrattainCompared with: The transistor research sought a smaller, more reliable alternative to vacuum tubes in telephone equipment.

• Lee de ForestNarrower topic: The Audion was an early vacuum tube with an added control electrode.

• Cathode rayNarrower topic: Cathode rays are produced and controlled inside this broader device class.

• DistortionRelated: Tube amplifier stages can saturate gradually, producing a familiar form of distortion.

• Guitar amplifierRelated: Tube amplifiers use these devices in their preamp or power stages.

• John Ambrose FlemingNarrower topic: The Fleming valve is an early, simple member of this broader device family.

• John MauchlyBroader topic: Thousands of vacuum tubes formed ENIAC’s switching hardware and imposed demands for power, space, and maintenance.

• Junction transistorCompared with: It performs amplification and switching without semiconductor junctions.

• Point-Contact TransistorCompared with: Transistors offered a smaller, lower-power alternative to tube amplifiers.

• Transistor radioCompared with: Transistors replaced tubes that were bulkier, hotter, and more power-hungry.

• Semiconductor deviceCompared with: It performs amplification and switching without a semiconductor solid-state channel.

• Atanasoff–Berry computerRelated: Vacuum tubes performed the machine’s electronic logical operations.

• J. Presper EckertRelated: Vacuum tubes formed the switching elements in the ENIAC’s electronic arithmetic circuits.

• Philipp LenardRelated: Lenard used vacuum tubes to generate and study cathode rays.

• Tommy FlowersRelated: Flowers relied on vacuum tubes as Colossus's switching elements, contrary to fears that they would fail in large numbers.

• Cavity magnetronNarrower topic: The magnetron is a vacuum-tube design with a specialized microwave-generating structure.

• ColossusRelated: Thousands of vacuum tubes enabled Colossus to count and compare signals electronically.

• History of radioRelated: Vacuum tubes made radio receivers more sensitive and transmitters capable of continuous waves.

• John Vincent AtanasoffRelated: Vacuum tubes performed the ABC’s electronic computation and logic.

• Electronic circuitRelated: Vacuum tubes enabled early amplification and switching before transistors became practical.

• History of computing hardwareRelated: Vacuum tubes enabled fast electronic switching in early computers.

• History of electrical engineeringBroader topic: Vacuum tubes made amplification and electronic switching practical before transistors.

• History of electronics engineeringBroader topic: Vacuum tubes made amplification and switching practical before solid-state devices.

• History of the transistorCompared with: Transistors replaced vacuum tubes in many applications with smaller, more durable, lower-power devices.

• Owen RichardsonBroader topic: Heated cathodes use thermionic emission, the phenomenon Richardson characterized.

• PhototubeNarrower topic: A phototube is a light-sensitive vacuum tube with a photoemissive cathode.

• Vacuum electronicsRelated: Its early development links thermionic emission to practical radio amplification.