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First Video Tape Recorder (VTR) - invented by Charles Ginsburg
This enhances our lives because without this technology, we would not be able to record previously aired movies, TV shows, etc.
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1) https://www.stardem.com/top-inventions-of-the-s/article_b5b37c70-1975-56fb-9865-f5eb4d5acbef.html -
First Musical Synthesizer (RCA) - Invented by Harry Olson and Herbert Belar
This enhances our lives and music by electronically adjusting certain sounds in a song. For example, one would use a music synthesizer to inflate the bass sound and soften the drums in a song.
Reference/s:
2) https://www.britannica.com/art/RCA-Electronic-Music-Synthesizer#:~:text=history%20of%20electronic%20music&text=advanced%20score%2Dreading%20instrument%20was,producing%20four%20musical%20tones%20simultaneously -
Fortran (Computer Language) - invented by John Backus
This enhances our lives because it helps efficiently design structures we all use today such as bridges and factory systems. Scientists also use this technology to analyze scientific data at a faster rate than if done manually.
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1) http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/fortran/fortran1.html#:~:text=FORTRAN%20was%20designed%20for%20scientists,scientific%20data%20and%20so%20on. -
Computer Modem - invented by AT&T
Computer Modems enhance life today and in the 1950s because we can now all send information back and forth to each other without the worry of time and distance.
Reference/s:
1) https://www.stardem.com/top-inventions-of-the-s/article_b5b37c70-1975-56fb-9865-f5eb4d5acbef.html
2) https://support.google.com/wifi/answer/6274112?hl=en -
Microchip - invented by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce
This technology enhances our lives today especially for our pets who sometimes run away. If your pet is found, the person may bring them to the vet and get them scanned with radio-frequency identification.
Reference/s:
1) https://www.stardem.com/top-inventions-of-the-s/article_b5b37c70-1975-56fb-9865-f5eb4d5acbef.html
2) https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/how-do-dog-microchips-work/#:~:text=A%20microchip%20is%20a%20radio,required%2C%20and%20no%20moving%20parts.
