![Tokyo, Japan. 12th Nov, 2016. Japan's electronics giant Sony displays the company's transistor radio receiver "TR-55" produced in 1955 at the company's retrospective exhibition "It's a Sony exhibition" at the Sony building Tokyo, Japan. 12th Nov, 2016. Japan's electronics giant Sony displays the company's transistor radio receiver "TR-55" produced in 1955 at the company's retrospective exhibition "It's a Sony exhibition" at the Sony building](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/H8GNDP/tokyo-japan-12th-nov-2016-japans-electronics-giant-sony-displays-the-H8GNDP.jpg)
Tokyo, Japan. 12th Nov, 2016. Japan's electronics giant Sony displays the company's transistor radio receiver "TR-55" produced in 1955 at the company's retrospective exhibition "It's a Sony exhibition" at the Sony building
![Sony's first transistor radio TR-55, which was produced 1955, is displayed at Sony's history museum in Tokyo February 23, 2012. The biggest challenge facing Sony's incoming chief executive Kazuo Hirai will be Sony's first transistor radio TR-55, which was produced 1955, is displayed at Sony's history museum in Tokyo February 23, 2012. The biggest challenge facing Sony's incoming chief executive Kazuo Hirai will be](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/b6b71761f3644c2fa829323fb43efbc3/2cwgap0.jpg)
Sony's first transistor radio TR-55, which was produced 1955, is displayed at Sony's history museum in Tokyo February 23, 2012. The biggest challenge facing Sony's incoming chief executive Kazuo Hirai will be
![Amit Paranjape on Twitter: "The beginning of the transistor radio revolution... 1955. I remember an uncle telling me a story of his childhood...how in late 50s... some elder was telling them about Amit Paranjape on Twitter: "The beginning of the transistor radio revolution... 1955. I remember an uncle telling me a story of his childhood...how in late 50s... some elder was telling them about](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ee0el3rXsAAK0E0.png)
Amit Paranjape on Twitter: "The beginning of the transistor radio revolution... 1955. I remember an uncle telling me a story of his childhood...how in late 50s... some elder was telling them about
![Tokyo, Japan. 12th Nov, 2016. Japan's electronics giant Sony displays the company's transistor radio recerver "TR-55" produced in 1955 at the company's retrospective exhibition "It's a Sony exhibition" at the Sony building Tokyo, Japan. 12th Nov, 2016. Japan's electronics giant Sony displays the company's transistor radio recerver "TR-55" produced in 1955 at the company's retrospective exhibition "It's a Sony exhibition" at the Sony building](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/H8GNDM/tokyo-japan-12th-nov-2016-japans-electronics-giant-sony-displays-the-H8GNDM.jpg)
Tokyo, Japan. 12th Nov, 2016. Japan's electronics giant Sony displays the company's transistor radio recerver "TR-55" produced in 1955 at the company's retrospective exhibition "It's a Sony exhibition" at the Sony building
![Alexander Mullen on Twitter: "Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later to become Sony) began selling its 1st transistor radio, the TR-55 #onthisday August 7th 1955. #radioads #yorkshire #podcastrecording #Sony https://t.co/1NFQhkYpFb https://t.co ... Alexander Mullen on Twitter: "Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later to become Sony) began selling its 1st transistor radio, the TR-55 #onthisday August 7th 1955. #radioads #yorkshire #podcastrecording #Sony https://t.co/1NFQhkYpFb https://t.co ...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8LE2vQX0AEa50I.jpg)