50's+ Technology

Video Tape

Feb 10, 1951

Charles Ginsburg invented the first video tape recorded (VTR) http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

Super Glue

Mar 20, 1951

The Super Glue was invented http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

Power steering

Jun 16, 1951

Power steering invented by Francis W. Davis http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

Soft Drink

Mar 20, 1952

First diet soft drink sold http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

Hydrogen Bomb

Mar 20, 1952

Edward Teller and team build the hydrogen bomb http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

Bar Code

Jul 27, 1952

First patent for bar code issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

Mr. Potato Head

Sep 23, 1952

Mr. Potato Head first patented http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

Black Box

Jan 30, 1953

David Warren invented the black box - flight recorder http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

Transistor Radio

Mar 20, 1953

Invented by Texas Instruments http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

First Musical Synthesizer

Mar 20, 1953

Invented by RCA http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

Radial Tires

Sep 27, 1953

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Solar Cell

Jan 26, 1954

Invented by Chaplin, Fuller, and Pearson http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

Nonstick Teflon Pan

Mar 20, 1954

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McDonalds

Mar 20, 1954

Ray Kroc started McDonalds http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

Oral Contraceptives Made

May 25, 1954

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First Hard Disk

Mar 20, 1956

First computer hard disk used http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

Hovercraft

Mar 20, 1956

Invented by Christopher Cockerell http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

Laser

Feb 19, 1958

Gordon Gould invented the laser in 1958.

Computer Modem invented

Mar 20, 1958

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Pacemaker

Mar 20, 1959

Internal Pacemaker invented by Wilson Greatbatch

Barbie Doll Invented

Mar 20, 1959

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Microchip

Mar 20, 1959

Invented by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

Valium Invented

Mar 20, 1961

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Audio Cassette invented

Mar 20, 1962

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Spacewar

Mar 20, 1962

First computer video game invented

Soft Contact Lenses Invented

Mar 20, 1965

Now, instead of glass, softer more safe contact lenses invented http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern.htm

NutraSweet Invented

Mar 20, 1965

Compact Disk

May 17, 1965

By James Russell

Kevlar

Jun 25, 1965

Invented by Stephanie Louise Kwolek

Handheld Calculator

Aug 23, 1967

Computer Mouse

Apr 17, 1968

Computer RAM

Oct 9, 1968

invented by Robert Dennard

Bar code scanner

Mar 20, 1969

ATM machine

Sep 23, 1969

Floppy Disk

May 20, 1970

By Alan Shugart

Videocassette (VCR)

Nov 27, 1971

Bic Invents disposable lighter

Jan 26, 1973

Post-It notes

Mar 20, 1974

Liposuction

Nov 23, 1974

By Giorgio Fischer

Laser Printer

Jun 7, 1975

Ink Jet Printer

Dec 28, 1976

Roller Blades

Jan 11, 1979

Cellphones

Aug 15, 1979

First Cabbage Patch Kids

Mar 20, 1983

CD-ROM invented

Mar 20, 1984

Apple Macintosh Invented

Apr 23, 1984

Windows program by Microsoft

Mar 20, 1985

Disposable Camera

Mar 21, 1986

Introduced by Fuji

First 3-D Video Game

Mar 21, 1987

HIgh Definition television invented

Jun 4, 1989

World Wide Web

Feb 26, 1990

Internet protocol (HTTP) abd WWW language (HTML) created by Tim Berners-Lee

Digital answering machine

Mar 21, 1991

Digital Versatile/Video Disc (DVD) invented

Mar 21, 1995

Playstation 2

Mar 4, 2000

iTunes

Jan 9, 2001

Wikipedia

Jan 10, 2001

Segway

Mar 21, 2001

Microsoft Windows XP

Oct 15, 2001

Apple Computer produced iPod

Oct 23, 2001

Camera Phones

Mar 21, 2002

Toyota's Hybrid Car

Mar 21, 2003

Facebook

Feb 4, 2004

YouTube

Jul 31, 2005

Twitter

Jul 15, 2006

iPhone

Nov 1, 2007

Kindle

Nov 19, 2007

Digital TV

Apr 11, 2009

became the broadcast standard in the U.S. and other pats of the world, opening the door to web-based TV services.

iPad

Apr 11, 2010

Apple introduced the Ipad. At this point there are 4.7 billion mobile phone subscribtions (2 out of every 3 people on the planet). There are more people with mobile phones than people who have running water or toothbrushes.

Skype

Jul 14, 2010

Skype now provided high-definition video confrencing. This gave planners the ability to stream good quality video signal for free at events.

Kindle Fire

Oct 11, 2011

Amazon releases the Kindle Fire tablet computer/eReader and sells more than 25 million by the end of the year.

Aspire S5

Jan 8, 2012

Acer's "worlds thinnest Ultrabook" at just under 3 lbs.

Lumia 900

Jan 9, 2012

Nokia's smartphone with 8-megapixel rear camera

Windows Phone 8

Feb 2, 2012

Nintendo 3DS

Feb 22, 2012

iPad with Retina Display

Mar 7, 2012

Number of Technologies

Apr 11, 2012

Smartphones reach 1 billion world wide. Estimated that in 3 years there will be 2 billion
Tablet computers become the fasted adopted technology hardware

Nook with Simple Touch and GlowLight

Apr 12, 2012

Galaxy S III

May 3, 2012

MacBook Pro

Jun 11, 2012

Nokia's Lumia 920

Sep 5, 2012

Kindle Paperwhite

Sep 6, 2012

iPhone 5

Sep 12, 2012

Droid DNA phone

Nov 13, 2012

Driverless Cars on California's roads

Sep 25, 2013