Inventions 1900-1990 By 06268.casp Jan 1, 1901 vacuum cleaner Feb 2, 1902 air conditioning; automated tea maker Mar 3, 1903 electrocardiogram; first powered flight Apr 4, 1904 radar; tea bags May 5, 1905 plastic Jun 6, 1906 radio broadcasting Jul 7, 1907 electric washing machine Aug 8, 1908 coffee filter; water coolers; paper cups Sep 9, 1913 crossword puzzles; bras; zips Oct 10, 1916 sonar Nov 11, 1920 hair dryers; kiss-proof lipstick Dec 12, 1921 robots; insulin Jan 2, 1924 frozen food Feb 3, 1925 television Mar 4, 1926 aerosol sprays Apr 5, 1927 ‘Talkies’ at the movies May 6, 1928 penicillin Jun 7, 1930 jet engine; mechanical toothbrushes; Scotch tape Feb 10, 1932 parking meter Feb 10, 1935 electric guitar Feb 10, 1936 sun tan lotion; electric blanket Feb 10, 1938 ballpoint pen; photocopying Feb 10, 1939 helicopters Feb 10, 1942 first nuclear reactor built; Feb 10, 1946 microwave ovens; automation; Bikini; Tupperware; Tupperware Parties Feb 10, 1947 transistors; holograms; mobile phones Feb 10, 1948 frisbees; velcro; general purpose computers; contact lenses Feb 10, 1950 credit cards Feb 10, 1951 Tetrapak cartons of milk Feb 10, 1952 wide-screen cinema Feb 10, 1953 transistor radio Feb 10, 1954 solar cell Feb 10, 1955 atomic clock Feb 10, 1956 video tape recorder Feb 10, 1957 satellite Feb 10, 1958 video games; modems Feb 10, 1959 car seat belts Feb 10, 1960 cardiac pacemaker; laser Feb 10, 1960 cardiac pacemaker; laser Feb 10, 1961 Man in Space Feb 10, 1964 computer mouse; miniskirt Feb 10, 1965 optical disc; bay buggy; HTML Feb 10, 1966 pocket television Feb 10, 1967 portable calculator Feb 10, 1968 biometrics; Workmate; artificial heart Feb 10, 1969 the Internet; cash dispenser Feb 10, 1970 LED and LCD’s Feb 10, 1971 floppy disc Feb 10, 1973 barcodes; post-it-note; car airbags Feb 10, 1975 personal computer; laser printer Feb 10, 1977 MRI scanner; inkjet printer Feb 10, 1979 first personal stereo Feb 10, 1980 Hepatitis B vaccine Feb 10, 1987 disposable contact lenses Feb 10, 1989 World Wide Web