{"id":754961,"date":"2020-09-07T08:04:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T07:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=754961"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:33:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:33:45","slug":"read-first-ever-electronics-weekly-line-7th-september-1960","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/read-first-ever-electronics-weekly-line-7th-september-1960-2020-09\/","title":{"rendered":"Read the first ever Electronics Weekly online: 7th September 1960"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk\/html5\/reader\/production\/default.aspx?pubname=&amp;edid=213c6c65-2a64-4813-9b25-07e067c0ddb1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-747641 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/23161945\/p1-of-1st-issue-of-Electronics-Weekly-Sep-1960-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"p1-of-1st-issue-of-Electronics-Weekly-Sep-1960\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/23161945\/p1-of-1st-issue-of-Electronics-Weekly-Sep-1960-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/23161945\/p1-of-1st-issue-of-Electronics-Weekly-Sep-1960-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/23161945\/p1-of-1st-issue-of-Electronics-Weekly-Sep-1960-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/23161945\/p1-of-1st-issue-of-Electronics-Weekly-Sep-1960.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><em>Electronics Weekly <\/em>has been covering the electronics industry for more than 65 years. For those of you who weren&#8217;t with us from the very beginning, we&#8217;ve scanned the first edition for you to read.<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-820199030\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Get a cup of tea and a couple of digestive biscuits, sit yourself comfortably, <a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk\/html5\/reader\/production\/default.aspx?pubname=&amp;edid=213c6c65-2a64-4813-9b25-07e067c0ddb1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">and then click here<\/a>\u00a0to see to see just how much the electronics industry has changed since September 1960, and how much it hasn&#8217;t changed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When did you first pick up <em>Electronics Weekly<\/em>?<\/li>\n<li>What standout stories did we cover?<\/li>\n<li>Can you see your career reflected in the pages?<\/li>\n<li>Which great names of the past stand out? And why?<\/li>\n<li>Which great names still standing catch your eye?<\/li>\n<li>What do you think we will be reporting on in the next sixty years?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Share your thoughts or comments below.<\/p><div class=\"elect-post-content-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-337632153\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-195769025\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electronics Weekly has been covering the electronics industry for more than 65 years. 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