1970s Technology

By Caleb Wobig

  • The Floppy Disc

    The Floppy Disc is the oridinal CD. It was an 8 in. flexible plastic disc. IBM engineer Alan Shugart created the floppy disc.

  • VCR

    Charles Ginsburg created the VCR. VCR stands for video Cassetter recorder. It was made to play VCR movies.

  • Microprocesser

    It was created Stanley Mazor, Fedrico Faggin, and Ted Hoff who worked at Intel. It was the first universal microprocessor. A microprocessor is a computer on a chip.

  • Pong

    Pong was the first video game created. It was intended to be a training game for the mind. It was created by Allan Alcorn.

  • Ethernet

    The ethernet is a system for connectiong computers within a building. It was made by Robert Metcalfe. He had to make sure the network was fast enough to run the very fast new laser printer.

  • Gene Splicing

    Gene splicing is taking peices of DNA from one or more organisms and combining them to create new DNA. It was created by Paul Berg.The DNA starins are chemicaly cut by enzymes.

  • Liposuction

    Liposuction is a technique in whick exess fat is sucked from beanth the skin. It was created by Dr. Giogio Fischer.

  • Laser Printer

    It is the first high speed laser printer. It was created by Gary Starkweather. It was priced at a WHOPPING $1000.

  • Ink-Jet Printer

    The ink-jet printer is a computer printer that creates an image by dropping droplets of ink on paper. It started developing in the 1950s.

  • MRI

    The MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. It based on a physics phenomenom. It was created by Raymond Damadian.

  • VideoBrain Family Computer

    The VideoBrain Family Computer was created by videobrain computer company. It had a 36 key keyboard. It was mostly sold in Macy's.

  • Artificial Heart

    Its actual name is the The Jarvik 7. It was created by Robert Jarvik who is now working on the Jarvik 2000.

  • The Cray Supercomputer

    The Cray Supercomputer was made for Control Data Corporation. It was created by Seymour Cray. It was the worlds most powerful and usable computer.

  • The Walkman

    The Walkman was a cassette tape player. Created by Sony employee Koza Ohsone. It let you listen to music on the go.

  • Cell Phones