Innovations of the 1970s

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    Notable technology in the 1970 to 1980

  • IBM floppy disk

    IBM floppy disk

    The first IBM Floppy Drives were 8-inch disks in a square case. Floppy disks were used as portable storage devices that could hold programs and documents.
  • Sony U-matic

    Sony U-matic

    Sony U-Matic was one of the first VCRs that were used in broadcast and industrial video recording. The U-Matic paved the way to the standard of VHS for movies and film.
  • UPC codes

    UPC codes

    Universal Product Code (UPC) was created by George Laurer at IBM. The UPC is used everywhere in today's world from grocery stores to industrial environments.
  • Cromemco Cyclops

    Cromemco Cyclops

    Cromemco Cyclops was the first commercial fully digital camera with a 32×32 digital image. The Cyclops was developed by Terry Walker.
  • The MRI machine

    The MRI machine

    (MRI) Magnetic resonance imaging. Raymond Damadian and his post-doctoral students Michael Goldsmith and Larry Minkoff created the first working model of the MRI. The MRI Is used in modern medical research allowing doctors to accurately diagnose medical conditions.

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