Technology 1970s

Jumbo Jet

May 25, 1970

This advanced because it was able to hold a lot more people then other planes. It increased maximum takeoff weight which made it so it could hold more fuel and go further. It also had a more powerful engine.

Microprocessors

Feb 28, 1971

This is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input. Then it processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and provides results as outputs. It is an example of sequentail digital logic, as it has internal memory.

VCR player

Mar 30, 1971

This is an advancement because you were able to tape record things off the TV with this. Movies were also put on these so you could watch them on a VCR player. Some people still use these today.

Pocket Calculator

Jun 29, 1971

This was an advancement because people were able to take a calculator along with them. It fit in your pocket and has the same buttons as a calculator.

E-mail

Jul 1, 1971

This was an advancement because people were able to message each other quicker. You were able to go on a computer and send someone a message instead of mail.

First Floppy Disk

Nov 22, 1971

This was a square like disk that was made to save stuff on. You could save like programs you have or anything like that on it. They came in a few different sizes.

Word Processor

May 26, 1972

This made it so that you could right click on a word and it would have the correct spelling or a word just like the word.

Video Games

Aug 16, 1972

First video game was pong. Pong is air hocky on a computer. After pong came out the Atari came out and it had a lot of games with it.

Atari

Aug 28, 1972

This was an advancment because this was the first video game console. It had games built into it so you could only play certain games.

Liposuction

Nov 15, 1974

You were able to lose fat without burning calories. A doctor would suck all the fat out of you belly. It might change a persons live by making them skinny. It might also save someones live by making them more healthy.

Altair 8000-First Personal Computer

May 26, 1975

It was one of the first computer. It competed with Apple and Microsoft at the time.

First Supercomputer

Oct 28, 1975

Digital Camera

Dec 4, 1975

This was the first digital camera that took pictures and the picture came out of the camera once you took it. It was made by Kodak and was very awesome at the time. They made it by stealing a lot of parts off a movie set from cameras and a bunch of other things.

Apple II- New personal computer

Jan 7, 1977

This is the second computer that Steve Jobs made. He made a lot of things that changed the world.

MRI

Apr 28, 1977

This stands for magnetic resonance imaging. It takes a picture of the organs and tissues inside your body. It also uses radiation so you can't have any metal objects with you when getting one.

Ariane 1

May 27, 1979

This was a telecommunication satellite that was put into orbit. This is the thing that Dish Network uses for their channels.

Cell Phone

Jun 12, 1979

This is an advancement because you were able to call people without using a land line.

Atari Microcomputer

Jul 28, 1979

This is the rising of Microcomputer. This is the first computer of Bill Gates.This was the first computer that was made.

Sony Walkman

Aug 31, 1979

This was a music player that you could carry around with you. You could put a cassette tape into it and play music. You could also plug headphones into it and listen to music that way.