Tech Advancements: 1970’s

First Floppy Disk

1971

The first floppy disks were made to load microcodes into an IBM disk pack file.
Invented by: Alan Shugart

First Microprocessor

1971

A microprocessor is an integrated circuit that contains all the functions of a central processing unit of a computer.
Invented by: Frederick Faggin, Marcian Hoff, Masatoshi Shima, Stanley Mazor

First Cell Phone

1973

The first cell phone was the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X and allowed people to make longer distance calls and didn’t require wires or cords to operate
Invented by: Martin Cooper, Eric Tigerstedt

First Digital Camera

1975

The first digital camera was made from a movie camera lens, Motorola parts, and many batteries from ccd electronic sensors
Invented by: Eastman Kodak

Sony Walkman

1979

The Sony Walkman was the first personal stereo that allowed people to listen to music through headphones and have it on their person.
Invented by: Nobutoshi Kihara