Tech Advancements: 1970’s

By big.rig

  • First Floppy Disk

    First Floppy Disk
    The first floppy disks were made to load microcodes into an IBM disk pack file.
    Invented by: Alan Shugart

  • First Microprocessor

    First Microprocessor
    A microprocessor is an integrated circuit that contains all the functions of a central processing unit of a computer.
    Invented by: Frederick Faggin, Marcian Hoff, Masatoshi Shima, Stanley Mazor

  • First Cell Phone

    First Cell Phone
    The first cell phone was the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X and allowed people to make longer distance calls and didn’t require wires or cords to operate
    Invented by: Martin Cooper, Eric Tigerstedt

  • First Digital Camera

    First Digital Camera
    The first digital camera was made from a movie camera lens, Motorola parts, and many batteries from ccd electronic sensors
    Invented by: Eastman Kodak

  • Sony Walkman

    Sony Walkman
    The Sony Walkman was the first personal stereo that allowed people to listen to music through headphones and have it on their person.
    Invented by: Nobutoshi Kihara