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Baby Boomer Generation
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First credit card
The first credit card was released in 1950. It was invented by Ralph Schneider and Frank McNamara. It was the first way to have money up front however you were required to pay your balance in full at the end of each month! -
First Power Steering system
Power steering was invented by Francis W. Davis in 1951. The invention was to make driving a more common task as the power steering system made it easier to navigate the roads for longer and further trips. -
Fortran invention
became the first computer language standard, “helped open the door to modern computing,” and may well be the most influential software product in history. It is used for numeric and scientific computing. -
First video tape recorder
Ginsberg, an researcher at Ampex Corporation, invented the videotape recorder in 1951. The contraption worked by taking live images from cameras and converting them into electrical impulses stored on magnetic tape. It was used for all types of enjoyment and work. It wasn't for sale to the public till 1956. -
First invention of a laser
Theodore Maiman made the first laser operate on 16 May 1960 at the Hughes Research Laboratory in California, by shining a high-power flash lamp on a ruby rod with silver-coated surfaces. It was mainly used at first for the military and for drilling.
