Invention Timeline - From 1950 to 1998An invention history timeline from 1950 to 1998. |
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Invention Timeline From 1950 to 1998.Invention time line.1951 Color television pictures are first transmitted 1951 Charles Ginsburg developed the first videotape recorder (VCR) 1952 Charles Townes, Prokhorov and Basov independently invent the maser 1952 First vaccine for polio discovered by Salk 1952 Bubble chamber developed by Donald Glaser to detect ionized particles 1953 First musical synthesizer invented by RCA 1953 Microwave ovens first produced by the Raytheon Corporation 1953 Mass production of Dacron synthetic material for use in the textiles industry 1953 Dr Rosalind Franklin discovered the double helix shape of DNA 1954 Bell Laboratories develop silicon solar cells, with a 6% efficiency 1954 First vaccine for Japanese encephalitis 1954 Invention of the transistor radio, which gains widespread usage in a very short time 1954 First solar battery invented by Fuller, Chapin and Pearson 1954 Natta invents polypropylene 1954 First non-stick pans developed, using Teflon 1954 First practical photovoltaic Solar cell demonstrated 1955 Modern high explosives developed for the first time 1956 Development of Scotchgard fabric and material protector by Patsy Sherman 1956 Norman Bier invents plastic contact lenses 1956 Invention of the substance later sold as Liquid paper to correct mistakes in typing 1957 First vaccine for adenovirus-4 and 7 1957 Fiber optic endoscope is tested on human patient 1957 Electron beam welding process described 1958 Kilby and Noyce develop the integrated circuit 1958 Invention of polycarbonate 1958 Chester Carlson demonstrates the first small-scale photocopying machine 1958 Lost foam casting technique patented
1959 Float glass process patented by Pilkington Brothers 1959 The Du Pont company develops Lycra 1959 Grace Hopper created COBOL programming language 1960 Theodore Maiman develops the first laser using a ruby cylinder 1961 Silicon chips are developed 1961 Heat-resistant superpolymers introduced 1961 First demonstration of use of optical fibre to transmit laser light signal 1962 Dow Corporation develop silicon breast implants 1962 The first semiconductor lasers are built 1962 First oral polio vaccine 1962 First computer game devised; Spacewar 1962 First fibre-tip pen developed 1962 Nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) alloy with shape memory invented 1964 Invention of the carbon dioxide laser 1964 First hologram produced by Leith and Upatnieks 1964 First vaccine for measles 1964 Acrylic paint developed 1964 Introduction of polyimide products 1964 Leslie Phillips develops carbon fibres 1964 Jean Sammet invented FORMAC programming language 1965 Invention of synthetic alternative to grass - Astroturf 1965 CO2 lasers used for metal cutting and welding 1966 Invention of the organic dye laser 1967 First vaccine for mumps 1967 Pontiac develop bumpers which partially absorb the energy of a collision 1967 Texas Instruments devise and market the first hand held calculator 1967 First video game invented by Ralph Baer 1968 RCA develops liquid crystal display 1969 Hoff develops the microprocessor 1969 ARPANET, the first computer network, is set up 1970 Silicon chips used for the first time in computer memory applications 1970 First vaccine for rubella 1971 Invention of Kevlar, a fiber five times stronger than steel 1971 Erna Schneider Hoover got patent for a computerized telephone switching system 1972 Kodak launch the instant color camera 1972 First email message sent 1973 Lauterbur invents magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); 1974 General Motors introduce the catalytic converter 1974 First vaccine for chicken pox 1974 Arthur Fry invents the Post-it note 1974 Professor Norio Taniguchi invented the term 'nanotechnology' 1975 Formation of Microsoft computer software company by Bill Gates and Paul Allen 1975 Altair 8800 personal computer is made available 1976 Cray-1 supercomputer 1976 IBM develops ink-jet printing technology 1977 Transmission of television signals using optical fibres is achieved 1977 First vaccine for pneumonia 1977 The Apple II personal computer is launched 1977 VHS format video recorder (VCR) developed 1978 First vaccine for meningitis 1980 Sony and Phillips invent the compact disc (CD) 1980 Development of liquid crystal polymer (LCP 1981 Rohrer and Binnig invent the scanning tunnelling microscope 1981 First vaccine for hepatitis B 1981 IBM release their first personal computer, with a Microsoft operating system 1981 GPS system becomes operational 1983 Internet was formed 1984 Compact disc players and CD-ROM systems become available 1984 Apple Macintosh computer launched 1984 DNA fingerprinting invented by Alec Jeffreys 1985 The atomic force microscope, able to identify individual atoms 1985 First vaccine for haemophilus influenzae type b 1986 Fuji develop and market the first disposable camera 1987 Positron microscope invented by van House and Rich 1987 Invention of disposable contact lenses 1988 Doppler radar invented 1989 Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web 1991 Friction stir weld process developed 1991 World Wide Web software developed 1991 First optical amplifiers that are built into the fiber optic cable 1992 First vaccine for hepatitis A 1996 First Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) players launched in Japan 1997 MIT develop electronic ink for printing 1998 First vaccine for Lyme disease 1998 First vaccine for rotavirus 1998 Invention of Viagra
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