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Lotus introduced a revolutionary design, a car with an aluminium monocoque chassis instead of the traditional space frame design, taken to be as one of the most significant technological breakthroughs.
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Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.
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Nolan Bushnell introduced the first computer video game, Pong.
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Lotus unveiled a new system of active suspension, signalling the start of the increase of electronic driver aids.
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The World Wide Web was developed by the efforts of Tim Berners-Lee and physics researchers at CERN (European Laboratory for Particle Physics) in Geneva Switzerland.
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NASA announced that based on a new study using high resolution photographs from the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft, scientist have spotted gullies and trenches and fanlike deltas that could have been carved by fast-moving water flowing down cliffs and the steep walls of craters.
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Detailed mapping of the human genome has been completed by teams around the world. This map provides a detailed look at some 90% of the human genome. Scientists will be able to use this map to find and sequence genes.
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The Google search engine now has over 3 billion documents on the web, being the largest search engine available.
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The first Apple Iphone is released to the public
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Google releases Android. Android is the world's most popular mobile platform.
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Apple Iphone 5 hits the market
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The Pagani Huayra is capable of withstanding 1.66 g of lateral acceleration at speeds of up to 230 mph. It has a twin turbo Mercedes-Benz's AMG V12 engine capable of producing almost 800 bhp
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The worlds most advanced and most expensive aircraft fighter jet, the F-35, is brought into the Pentagons possesion
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Felix Baumgartner litteraly jumps from the edge of space, freefalling over 39 km., reaching an estimated speed of 1357.64 km/h. His spacesuit allows him to withstand the preasure and high speeds of this stunt.
