Their leads are metal and can oxidize, making them difficult to solder.

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But the coalition authority is finding it harder to solder together the intangibles of a functioning economy: the alignment of economic incentives, the securing of property rights and so on.

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Eventually he bought the Cupcake, an early model from Makerbot and assembled it with his family, including his six-year old child who he taught to solder during the assembly process.

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As it is made entirely out of circuit board, users can solder components directly to it -- such as a light dependent resistor or a microphone to make it respond to sound.

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And from a customer standpoint, all they have to do is solder it down on a board.

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This circuitry will allow the microprocessor maker to replace the delicate bonding wires connecting the chip to the package with tiny balls of solder.

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Realising their designs would involve assembling and connecting hundreds or thousands of components by hand, using unreliable solder, and then connecting these dinky little constructions to tens of thousands of light bulbs.

ECONOMIST: Jack Kilby

Me, I already know how to drive those 16-penny nails and solder thlose copper joints as I am 4th generation from general contractors.

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With a nifty solder-gun and his small engraving lathe he could make an American typewriter speak 145 different tongues, from Russian to Homeric Greek.

ECONOMIST: Martin Tytell