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Mobile Phones
Mobile Phones in the 50's were turning to be one of the best inventions ever made. Mobile phones helps people communicate to one another without trying to make plans to talk at some place. Mobile phones are still used today and is such a big hit in todays market. -
Remote Contol
The first remote control was called the "lazy bones" and was created by the Zenith radio in 1950. Eventhough it wasnt wireless, it was connected to the TV. Now in todays remote controls it is now wireless, has numbers and other buttons to help fast forward or rewind a movie or a TV show you enjoy watching. -
Nuclear Power
1954 brought with one of the most substantial and important technological advances of the Modern Era, Nuclear power. The first nuclear reactor was invented in 1942, however the first nuclear power plant started generating electricity in 1954. Nuclear power is so important in todays world because of sustainable energy production. -
Microwave Ovens
In 1945 Raytheon's Percy Spencer stands in front of a magnetron and feels a candy bar start to melt in his pocket. Ten years later Spencer patents a "radar range" that cooks with high-frequency radio waves. Today microwaves are so popular and are in every house in the kitchen. -
Jet Airliners
The Boeing 707-120 debuts as the world's first successful commercial jet airliner, ushering in the era of accessible mass air travel. The first commercial jet flight takes off from New York and lands in Paris. This was a huge invention that is used constantly in todays society for traveling for vacations, business meetings, and etc. -
Internet Begins
The Internet was first commissioned in the 60’s by the U.S. Government as a way of communication through military bases. It was introduced to the public in the early to mid 90’s for public use. Now today internet can work on a cell phone, laptop, computers or even ipods to connect to the whole worldwide web. -
Robots
The Unimate, the first programmable industrial robot, is installed on a General Motors assembly line in New Jersey. Started by George C. Devol Jr. to move things, the invention gets a so popular it is used to make cars, products, and other things that would take time to build for humans. -
Unmanned Aerial Vehicals
Widespread use of remotely piloted aircraft begins during the Vietnam War with deployment of 1000 AQM-34 Ryan Firebees.Their success leads to the eventual development of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles widely used today for military purposes for UAV's and radars and etc. -
MRI Machines
The MRI machine was invented in 1973. The MRI is a medical imaging technique that shows an image of the body’s internal structure. Todays use of MRI's are almost at every hospital to see what is the problem when someone has a broken bone or something irregular in their body. -
GPS
The first satellite in the modern Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) is launched. The year 2000 President Clinton granted nonmilitary users access to an unscrambled GPS signal. Now cheap, the GPS is now handheld to help guide someone to a specific place to where they want to go without figuring out on a map. -
DNA Fingerprinting
All human DNA is the same, this technique is able to detect the small difference. DNA Fingerprinting has now become a big part of solving crimes and proving if someone is innocent or guilty. -
Hybrid Cars
Hybrid cars was a very big invention that has been invented the past 50 years. What a hybrid car does it combines the gas powered engine with a electric powered engine with it. The 1st ever car was the Toyota Prius. this car helps save the damage in the environment and help saving gas milage. -
MP3 Players
MP3 players gives you digital music that is made from a cd or in todays society a program that is popular called "iTunes" for apple products lets you be able to listen to the music you want to listen to. This invention gave a massive boost in todays digital technology. -
1st ever Xbox Video Game Console
Eventhough video games were first invented in the mid 1950's, Xbox has revolutionized video games starting from novemeber 15 2001. The visual effects changed dramtically compared to the old video game consoles. WHich made video games so very popular in todays society thanks to the makers from microsoft. -
Facebook
Facebook has changed the social networking in todays internet forever. the invention of facebook helps you interact with your friends or relatives and help see what they are all up too. This social netowrking site is so popular in todays society it helps come in handy to help keep in touch with people you know. -
iPhone's
The iPhone is a smartphone that was designed and marketed by Apple. This phone has revolutionized technology in cell phones by starting to have the 1st touch screen phone and able to access the internet with a touch of a button. After this phone was created there were many other cell phone companies making more touch screen smartphones and the iPhone will always be remembered as the most popular cell phone device ever made.
