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The First Credit Card
The Diner's Club issued the first credit card by Ralph Schneider. It could only be used in resturaunts. -
Valium
Valium was invented by Dr. Leo Sternbach and Hoffman- La Roche as a drug for medical uses. -
The First Hand Held Calculator
The first ahnd held calculator was invented by a developement team that included Jerry Merryman, James Van Tassel and Jack St. Clair Kilby. -
The Walkman
The Walkman was released by Sony during 1979. The Walkman is basically a portable casette player. -
Apple Macintosh
The Apple Macintosh, what we know as a Mac, was introduced by Steve Jobs. -
HD Television
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World Wide Web
Before the world wide web there was ARPAnet, which was funded by the United States millitary. Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web along with Vinton Cerf. -
Smart Pill
A smart pill refers to any pill that delivers medicine to the patient who only needs to swallow the pill. It was invented by Jerome Schentag. -
iPod
The iPod was publicly release by Apple Computers under the codename Dulcimer. -
Hybrid Car
Toyota released the Hybrid car, a car that uses less petroleum than other cars in order to be more environmentally friendly.