TIMELINE 1900's By 07066.casp Aug 30, 1901 VACUMM CLEANER Jan 1, 1902 AUTOMATED TEA MAKER Jul 17, 1902 AIR ACONDITIONATING Jan 1, 1903 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM Jan 1, 1903 FIRST POWERED FLY Jan 1, 1904 RADAR Jan 1, 1904 TEA BAGS Jan 1, 1905 PLASTIC Jan 1, 1906 RADIO BROADCASTING Jan 1, 1907 ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE Jan 1, 1908 COFFEE FILTER Jan 1, 1908 WATER COOLERS Jan 1, 1908 PAPER CUPS Jan 1, 1913 CROSSWORD PUZZLES Jan 1, 1913 BRAS Jan 1, 1913 ZIPS Jan 1, 1916 SONAR Jan 1, 1920 HAIR DRYERS Jan 1, 1920 KISS-PROOF LIPSTICS Jan 1, 1921 ROBOTS Jan 1, 1921 INSULIN Jan 1, 1924 FROOZEN FOOD Jan 1, 1925 TELEVISION Jan 1, 1926 AEROSOL SPRAYS Jan 1, 1927 TALKIES AT THE MOVIES Jan 1, 1930 JET ENGINE Jan 1, 1930 MECHANICAL TOOLBRUSHES Jan 1, 1930 SCOTH TAPE Jan 1, 1932 PARKIN MTER Jan 1, 1935 ELECTRIC GUITAR Jan 1, 1936 SUN TAN LOTION Jan 1, 1936 ELECTRIC BANKET Jan 1, 1938 BALLPOINT PEN Jan 1, 1938 PHOTOCOPYING Jan 1, 1939 HELICOPTERS Jan 1, 1942 FIRST NUCLEAR REACTOR BUILT Jan 1, 1946 MICROWAVE OVENS Jan 1, 1946 AUTOMATION Jan 1, 1946 BIKINI Jan 1, 1946 TUPPERWARE Jan 1, 1946 TUPPERWARE PARTIES Jan 1, 1947 TRANSITORS Jan 1, 1947 HOLOGRAMS Jan 1, 1947 MOBIE PHONES Jan 1, 1948 FRISBEES Jan 1, 1948 VELCRO Jan 1, 1948 GENERAL PRUPPOSE COMPUTERS Jan 1, 1948 GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS Jan 1, 1948 CONTACT LENSES Jan 1, 1950 CREDIT CARDS Jan 1, 1951 TETRAPAK CARTONS OF MILK Jan 1, 1952 WIDE-SCREEN CINEMA Jan 1, 1953 TRANSITOR RADIO Jan 1, 1954 SOLAR CELL Jan 1, 1955 ATOMIC CLOCK Jan 1, 1956 VIDEO TAPE RECORDER Jan 1, 1957 SATELLITE Jan 1, 1958 VIDEO GAMES Jan 1, 1958 MODEM Jan 1, 1959 CAR SEAT BELTS Jan 1, 1960 CARDIAC PACE MAKER Jan 1, 1960 LASER Jan 1, 1961 MAN IN SPACE Jan 1, 1964 COMPUTER MOUSE Jan 1, 1964 MINISKIRT Jan 1, 1965 OPTICAL DISC Jan 1, 1965 BAY BUGGY Jan 1, 1965 HTML Jan 1, 1966 POCKET TELEVISION Jan 1, 1967 PORTABLE CALCULATOR Jan 1, 1968 BIOMETRICS Jan 1, 1968 WORKMATE Jan 1, 1968 ARTIFICIAL HEART Jan 1, 1969 THE INTERNET Jan 1, 1969 CASH DISPENSER Jan 1, 1970 LED and CD'S Jan 1, 1971 FLOPPY DISC Jan 1, 1973 BARCODES Jan 1, 1973 POST-IT NOTE Jan 1, 1973 CAR AIRBAGS Jan 1, 1975 PERSONAL COMPUTERS Jan 1, 1975 LASER PRINTER Jan 1, 1977 MRI SCANNER Jan 1, 1977 INKJET PRINTER Jan 1, 1979 FIRST PERSONAL STEREO Jan 1, 1980 HEPATITIS B VACCINE Jan 1, 1987 DISPOSABLE CONTACT LENSES Jan 1, 1989 WORLD WIDE WEB