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1951
1952
1953
  • Radial tires invented.
  • The first musical synthesizer invented by RCA.
  • David Warren invented the black box - flight recorder.
  • Transistor radio invented by Texas Instruments.
1954
1955
1956
  • The first computer hard disk used.
  • The hovercraft invented by Christopher Cockerell.
  • Bette Nesmith Graham invented "Mistake Out," later renamed Liquid Paper, to paint over mistakes made with a typewriter. 
1957
  • Fortran (computer language) invented.
1958
1959
1960
1961
  • Valium invented.
  • The nondairy creamer invented.
1962
1963
1964
  • Acrylic paint invented.
  • Permanent-press fabric invented.
  • BASIC (an early computer language) is invented by John George Kemeny and Tom Kurtz.
1965
1966
  • Electronic Fuel injection for cars invented.
1967
1968
  • The computer mouse invented by Douglas Engelbart.
  • The first computer with integrated circuits made.
  • Robert Dennard invented RAM (random access memory).
1969
1970
  • The daisy-wheel printer invented.
  • The floppy disk invented by Alan Shugart.
1971
  • The dot-matrix printer invented.
  • The food processor invented.
  • The liquid-crystal display (LCD) invented by James Fergason.
  • The microprocessor invented by Faggin, Hoff and Mazor.
  • VCR or videocassette recorder invented.
1972
  • The word processor invented.
  • Pong (first video game) invented by Nolan Bushnell.
  • Hacky Sack® invented by John Stalberger and Mike Marshall.
1973
  • Gene splicing invented.
  • The ethernet (local computer network) invented by Robert Metcalfe and Xerox.
  • Bic invents the disposable lighter.
1974
  • The post-it note invented by Arthur Fry.
  • Giorgio Fischer, a gynecologist from Rome, Italy, invents liposuction. 
1975

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