Tashkent, Uzbek Toshkent, capital of Uzbekistan and the largest city in Central Asia. Tashkent lies in the northeastern part of the country. It is situated at an elevation of 1,475 to 1,575 feet (450 to 480 metres) in the Chirchiq River valley west of the Chatkal Mountains and is intersected by a series of canals from the Chirchiq River. The city probably dates from the 2nd or the 1st century bc and was variously known as Dzhadzh, Chachkent, Shashkent, and Binkent; the name Tashkent, which means “Stone Village” in Uzbek, was first mentioned in the 11th century
1. The work of power stations is controled by electronic devices.
2. The trajectories of spaceships are calculated by them.
3. New phenomena of nature are discovered by people due to electronic devices.
4. A variety of tubes for specialized functions were designed by scientists.
5. The transistor was invented by American scientists in 1948.
6. The size of devices was greatly reduced due to integrated circuits.
7. Packing density was increased due to new types of integrated circuits.
8. Man's intellectual power has been extended due to electronics.
9. New ways for the improvement of integrated circuits technology are being looked for by scientists.
10. The concept of integrating device was developed by Jack Kilby and the first IС was built in 1958.