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Credit Card
inventor: Frank McNamara
He and his business partner, Ralph Schneider, would soon invent the Diners Club card as a way to pay without carrying cash. The credit card industry has expanded into touch-free payments and digital wallets, with digital banking quickly becoming the preferred payment method. As a result, consumers have many more options when choosing the types of credit cards to carry. https://www.capitalone.com/learn-grow/money-management/when-were-credit-cards-invented/ -
Optic Fiber
inventor: Larry Curtis
The idea of using a core with a slightly higher refractive index rather than the cladding. Today we have wireless networks which span the globe. https://broadbandlibrary.com/inventing-the-fiber-optic-future/ -
VTR (Video Tape Recorder)
invention: the world's first commercially successful videotape recorder
inventor: Ampex
The world's first commercially successful videotape recorder. Early VTRs were open-reel devices that record on individual reels of 2-inch-wide tape. They were used in television studios, serving as a replacement for motion picture film stock and making recording for television applications cheaper and quicker. "Ampex VRX-1000 - The first commercial videotape recorder in 1956". Cedmagic.com. 1956-04-14. -
Fortran (computer language)
Inventor: John Backus and a team of young men and women
From its creation in 1954, and its commercial release in 1957 as the progenitor of software, Fortran (FORMula TRANslator) became the first computer language standard, “helped open the door to modern computing,” and may well be the most influential software product in history. https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/icons/fortran/ -
Microchip
inventor: Jack Kilby
The most important feature of microchips was, without any doubt, the possibility of miniaturizing electronic devices: just think of the size of the first computers and compare them to those on the market today. https://www.meteca.org/the-history-of-the-first-microchip/