- 1900 to 1909 1910 to 1919 1920 to 1929
- 1930 to 1939 1940 to 1949 1950 to 1959
- 1960 to 1969 1970 to 1979 1980 to 1989
- 1990 to 1999 2000 onwards
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 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 notes invented by Arthur Fry.
- Giorgio Fischer, a gynecologist from Rome, Italy, invents liposuction.
1975
- The laser printer invented.
- The push-through tab on a drink can invented.
1976
- The ink-jet printer invented.
1977
- Magnetic resonance imaging invented by Raymond V. Damadian.
1978
- Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston invented the VisiCalc spreadsheet.
- The artificial heart Jarvik-7 invented by Robert K. Jarvik.
1979
- Cell phones invented.
- Cray supercomputer invented by Seymour Cray.
- Walkman invented.
- Scott Olson invents roller blades.
