1950 tech

Technology of the 1950's

  • The First Color T.V. BY Peter Goldmark

    The First Color T.V. BY Peter Goldmark
    Peter Goldmark an Hungarian American was known for creating the first color T.V. on August 24, 1940. Yet was not introduced to the public until 1950. It was in the 1950 that NBC and RCA modified it so that it was suitable for T.V.s existing sets that were available. The color T.V. was created using red, blue and green rotating wheel that allowed the T.V. to produce color.
  • The Diner Club Credit Card BY Frank McNamara

    The Diner Club Credit Card BY Frank McNamara
    Frank McNamara introduced the first diners club card because of an embarrassing moment in 1949. As Frank stated when he was in a diner, and it came time to pay for his and his wife's meal he realized that he had forgotten his wallet. Then he came up with an idea to create a credit card for restaurants ensure the same situation does not occur to others. With the diner's club card being introduced encouraged others to create credit cards such as Bank of America and American Express.
  • Tape Recorder BY Charles Ginsburg

    Tape Recorder BY Charles Ginsburg
    Ginsburg was born in San Francisco, California 1920 and was known as a transmitter engineer. It was in 1952 he had gotten a job with a company called Ampex who had asked him to work on a project. He then managed to create the first tape recorder which allowed an evolution for broadcasting. Later manage to sell his project for $50,000 with CBS being the first to broadcast the invention allowing the tape recorder to expand.
  • The First Solar Cells BY Gerald Pearson, Calvin Fuller, and Daryl Chapin

    The First Solar Cells BY Gerald Pearson, Calvin Fuller, and Daryl Chapin
    In 1954 were the three inventors managed to create the first efficient solar cells. Which would allow up to six percent of energy to be stored. With multiple strips of silicon about the thickness of a razor they would absorb the suns energy and then be stored.
  • Hard Disk BY IBM and Reynolds Johnson

    Hard Disk BY IBM and Reynolds Johnson
    It was in 1953 when IBM realized they needed to store more memory. The company then decided to come up with an idea in created the Hard Disk. It was created in a California lab and patented in 1956 giving the computers an upgrade and allowing more memory to be stored.