top 20 technologys 1950-2010

top 20 technologys

Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Mar 2, 2010

first hand held radio is made

Mar 4, 1954

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

Mar 2, 1955

Tappan Stove Co. introduces the first home microwave model

May 1, 1955

birth control is invented

Jan 1, 1957

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

Mar 2, 1958

the current way for making panes of glass is invented

Mar 2, 1959

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

Jan 1, 1961

Black and Decker releases its first cordless drill

Mar 2, 1961

Telstar is launched as the first "active" communications satellite

Mar 2, 1962

Nick Holonyak develops the light-emitting diode

Mar 2, 1962

Widespread use of remotely piloted aircraft

Mar 2, 1964

Robert Moog develops the first electronic synthesizer

Mar 2, 1964

HIGH YIELD RICE PLANTS

Jan 1, 1966

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

Mar 2, 1969

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

Mar 3, 1970

WAFFLE SOLE RUNNING SHOES

Mar 3, 1971

ELECTRONIC IGNITION made by chrysler

Mar 3, 1972

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is invented

Mar 3, 1973

Atari Video Computer System is put into production

Mar 4, 1977

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

Mar 3, 1978

sony walkman is put into production

Mar 4, 1979

the scanning tunneling microscope is made

Mar 3, 1981

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

Mar 4, 1982

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

Mar 5, 1983

DNA FINGERPRINTING is discovered

Mar 3, 1984

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

Mar 3, 1985

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

Mar 4, 1985

Nintendo Game Boy is made

Mar 4, 1989

the first web cam, the Connectix QuickCam is made

Mar 5, 1994

Sony Handycam DCR-VX1000

Mar 4, 1995

the palm piolet was made

Mar 4, 1996

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

Mar 4, 1996

Genetic sequencing

Mar 4, 1998

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

Mar 4, 1998

tivo is put into production

Mar 4, 1999

The first mainstream optical mouse,Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer is made

Mar 5, 1999

M-Systems DiskOnKey (flash drive)

Mar 4, 2000

The sony playstation 2 was made

Mar 4, 2000

the apple i pod is made

Mar 4, 2001

iRobot Roomba Intelligent Floorvac

Mar 4, 2002

motorola razr V3 is made

Mar 4, 2004