top 20 technologys 1950-2010

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    top 20 technologys

  • first hand held radio is made

    first hand held radio is made

    The Regency took radio out of the parlor and put it in your pocket. Jointly produced by Texas Instruments and TV accessory manufacturer IDEA, the TR-1 was the first consumer device to employ transistors.
  • The first wireless remote, designed by Zenith's Eugene is made

    The first wireless remote, designed by Zenith's Eugene is made

  • Tappan Stove Co. introduces the first home microwave model

    Tappan Stove Co. introduces the first home microwave model

  • birth control is invented

    birth control is invented

  • The Boeing 707-120 debuts as the world's first successful commercial jet airliner

    The Boeing 707-120 debuts as the world's first successful commercial jet airliner

  • the current way for making panes of glass is invented

    the current way for making panes of glass is invented

  • the first programmable industrial robot, is installed on a General Motors assembly line

    the first programmable industrial robot, is installed on a General Motors assembly line

  • Black and Decker releases its first cordless drill

    Black and Decker releases its first cordless drill

  • Telstar is launched as the first "active" communications satellite

    Telstar is launched as the first "active" communications satellite

  • Nick Holonyak develops the light-emitting diode

    Nick Holonyak develops the light-emitting diode

  • Widespread use of remotely piloted aircraft

    Widespread use of remotely piloted aircraft

  • Robert Moog develops the first electronic synthesizer

    Robert Moog develops the first electronic synthesizer

  • HIGH YIELD RICE PLANTS

    HIGH YIELD RICE PLANTS

  • Randolph Smith and Kenneth House patent a battery-powered smoke detector

    Randolph Smith and Kenneth House patent a battery-powered smoke detector

  • James Russell, a scientist with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, invents the first digital-to-optical recording and playback system

    James Russell, a scientist with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, invents the first digital-to-optical recording and playback system

  • WAFFLE SOLE RUNNING SHOES

    WAFFLE SOLE RUNNING SHOES

  • ELECTRONIC IGNITION made by chrysler

    ELECTRONIC IGNITION made by chrysler

  • magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is invented

    magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is invented

  • Atari Video Computer System is put into production

    Atari Video Computer System is put into production

  • The first satellite in the modern Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) is launched

    The first satellite in the modern Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) is launched

  • sony walkman is put into production

    sony walkman is put into production

  • the scanning tunneling microscope is made

    the scanning tunneling microscope is made

    By moving the needle of the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) across a surface and monitoring the electric current that flows through it, scientists can map a surface to the level of single atoms. The STM is so precise that it not only looks at atoms--it also can manipulate them into structures.
  • The best selling computer of all time, the Commodore 64

    The best selling computer of all time, the Commodore 64

  • Motorola DynaTAC 8000X is made, one of the first portable cell phones

    Motorola DynaTAC 8000X is made, one of the first portable cell phones

  • DNA FINGERPRINTING is discovered

    DNA FINGERPRINTING is discovered

  • Biochemist Kary Mullis invents a technique that exploits enzymes in order to make millions of copies of a tiny scrap of DNA quickly and cheaply

    Biochemist Kary Mullis invents a technique that exploits enzymes in order to make millions of copies of a tiny scrap of DNA quickly and cheaply

  • Sony CDP-101, (a digital cd player/ sterio) is put into production

    Sony CDP-101, (a digital cd player/ sterio) is put into production

  • Nintendo Game Boy is made

    Nintendo Game Boy is made

  • the first web cam, the Connectix QuickCam is made

    the first web cam, the Connectix QuickCam is made

  • Sony Handycam DCR-VX1000

    Sony Handycam DCR-VX1000

  • the palm piolet was made

    the palm piolet was made

    a "personal data assistant" small enough to fit in your shirt pocket, with enough flash RAM (128KB) to hold a then-impressive 500 names and addresses.
  • The StarTAC was the first mobile phone to establish that design matters as much as functionality, leading to today's profusion of stylish cell phones

    The StarTAC was the first mobile phone to establish that design matters as much as functionality, leading to today's profusion of stylish cell phones

  • Genetic sequencing

    Genetic sequencing

    Scientist Craig Venter announces that his company will sequence the entire human genome in just three years and for only $300 million
  • the mp3 player is invented

    the mp3 player is invented

  • tivo is put into production

    tivo is put into production

  • The first mainstream optical mouse,Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer is made

    The first mainstream optical mouse,Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer is made

  • M-Systems DiskOnKey (flash drive)

    M-Systems DiskOnKey (flash drive)

  • The sony playstation 2 was made

    The sony playstation 2 was made

  • the apple i pod is made

    the apple i pod is made

  • iRobot Roomba Intelligent Floorvac

    iRobot Roomba Intelligent Floorvac

  • motorola razr V3 is made

    motorola razr V3 is made