Technology Post-Sputnik By somalley74 Dec 4, 1951 Isaac Aasimov's Foundation series is published Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik 1's Mission begins Dec 4, 1957 Eveready produces the first AA sized batteries Jan 1, 1958 Implantable Pacemaker invented Jul 29, 1958 NASA Dec 4, 1960 US begins arming submarines with nuclear warheads Apr 12, 1961 Vostok 1 is launched Yuri Gargarin becomes first man in space Dec 4, 1965 Kevlar invented Jul 16, 1969 Apollo 11 launched Dec 4, 1971 VHS is developed by JVC Jan 4, 1972 Atari Inc founded Jun 4, 1972 Pong Dec 4, 1973 Motorola launches its first mobile phone Apr 4, 1975 Microsoft founded Sep 4, 1975 IBM 5100 First portable computer Apr 1, 1976 Apple Founded Dec 4, 1981 Introduction of the Space Shuttle Jan 28, 1986 Challenger Disaster Dec 4, 1995 DVDs hit the market Dec 4, 1997 Toyota Prius released in Japan Oct 23, 2001 Ipod Generation 1 Feb 1, 2003 Columbia disintegrates during reentry Dec 4, 2004 Blu Ray Discs Sep 10, 2008 Large Hadron Collider Mar 26, 2009 Tesla Model S prototype revealed Apr 3, 2010 1st Generation Ipad Nov 26, 2011 Curiosity Mars Rover Mission begins
