Timeline of Inventions in the 80's By aronc20 Nov 12, 1980 The Hepatitis B vaccine was invented Nov 12, 1981 personal computers (PC) are introduced by IBM Nov 12, 1981 The scanning tunneling microscope was invented Nov 12, 1982 human growth hormone is invented Nov 12, 1982 E.T. movie is released Nov 12, 1983 Cabbage Patch Kids are popular Nov 12, 1983 Soft Bifocal contact lenses were invented Nov 12, 1984 The Apple Macintosh was invented Nov 12, 1984 PG-13 movie rating created Nov 12, 1985 Back To The Future opens Nov 12, 1985 Windows peogram was invented by Microsoft Nov 12, 1986 Fuji introduced/invented the disposable camera Nov 16, 1986 Halley's comet passes by Nov 12, 1987 the first 3-D video game is invented Nov 12, 1988 digital cellular phones were invented Nov 12, 1989 high-definition television is invented