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Laser
the Laser was invented by Theodore Maiman. It is now used to read blue-ray which is light amplification by stimulated emmision of radiation. -
Laser
Theodore H. Maiman is credited with invention of laser. -
pacemaker
Dr. John A. Hopps, invented it -
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1961-1970
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Race Riot
There was a race riot at the University of Georgia due to more diversity. -
Judge W. A. Bootle
Judge strikes down a state state law desighned to cut off funding in UGA became integrated. -
Dean Rusk
Dean Rusk becomes secretary of state under JFK. -
Sprite
In 1961 7-Ups competitor Sprite is introduced bu Coca- Cola. -
Chatahoochee River
The Chattahoochee river rises to 28ft at west point. One foot below the historic record set in 1929. -
The 23rd Amendment
The 23rd Amendment to the Constitution becomes a law. Georgia does not ratify. -
First Robot
First time that a robot was created for the use in a factory. weighed 4,000 pounds. -
First US Astronaunt into Space
Mercury Freedom 7 carries Alan b. Shepard Jr. the first US astronaunt into space in suborbital flight. -
The First Typewriter
The IBM typewrite was made to make writing faster and neater. also used to save paper. The order in which the letters were arranged on the typewriter then are the same as the keyboard now. -
The Transcontinental Telegraph
US postal service spent $40,00 a year on telegraph lines. They were used to talk across the ocean. -
PDP-1
The PDP was the first mini computer on the market. Started the culture of hacking. -
Space War
This was the first game invented for computers. Invented by Steve Russel. -
First man to Orbit Earth
John Glenn became the first man to orbit the earth 3 times. It was a five hours flight. -
Audio Cassette
First audio cassette was invented. -
AT&T Satellite
The satellite was known as Telstar I. First satellite for communication. -
US Marine 2
The 1st successfulplanerty space craft, flies past venus, and enters a solar orbit. -
Lava Lamp
Edward Craven Walker created the lava lamp. -
Disk Storage
It was created to put info on a disk and people could save stuff on it -
First Moman into Space
Vostok 6 carries first women into space and orbits the Earth 3 times. -
President Kennedy Death
Kennedy passed away in Texas -
Ford motors
The ford motors introduces the mustang -
Operating System
IBM rolls out th OS/360, the first mass produced computer operation system. -
LSD Factory
LSD factory making large quantities of acid availible for the first time. -
Medicure Bill Passes
Medicure bill passes -
PDP-8
the world's first computer to use integrated circut technology. It was also known as the mini computer. -
Tuition Refund Plan
Added to company benefits. Refunds in tuition. -
Calculator
The first hand held calculator was invented. -
1st Heart Transplant
the first heart transplant was done by Dr. Christian Banard in Cape Town, South Africa -
Smoke Alarm
Duane D. Pearsall and Stanley Bennett Peterson invented the smoke alarm. -
Computer Mouse
Computer mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart. -
First Successful Apolo Mission
Apollo 7 orbited Earth and tested the redesigned Apollo command module. -
Richard Nixon becomes president
Nixon became president then was forced to resign rather than seeking impeachment. Nixon was replaced by Gerald Ford. -
First Cash Despensing Machine
Installed by first Philadelphia bank in 1968 -
NASA's Apollo II Spacecraft
NASA's Apollo II Spacecraft touches down on the moon's surface. Neil Armstrong becomes the first human to step on the moon. -
Woodstock Festival
500,000 people attended the Woodstock Festival. The Woodstock festival was 3days worth of music and peace that changed the world. -
draft lottery
First one since ww11 held in NYC -
Completion of the World Trade Center
Completed in NYC. Was the Sears building. Tallest building in the US. -
Optical Fiber
Corning glass announces it has created a glass fiber so clear that it can communicate pulses of light. -
The Daisy
It is a Wheel Printer -
Earth Quake in Peru
It killed 72,000 people -
Solviet Luna 16
Solviet Luna is launced conducting the first successful return of lunar soil samples by an automatic spacecraft. -
The Floppy Disk
It was invented by Alanhagart -
China joined United Nations
China joined UN -
Probes to Mars
The Soviet union and nasa sent probes to mars -
Disney World
The opening of Disney world. -
The microprocessor
it was the foundation of all computers
