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V-2
Wernher von Braun and his team of scientists are taken to the USA to develop the German V-2 rocket into an intercontinental ballistic missile -
Holography
Hungarian-born British engineer Dennis Gabor creates the first three-dimensional image from reflected light, subsequently known as a hologram -
The Polaroid Camera
US scientist Edwin Land demonstrates a new device, the Polaroid camera, to the Optical Society of America -
The Morris Minor
The Morris Minor is launched, designed by Alec Issigonis, and becomes one of Britain's best-selling cars -
The Holden
Prime minister Ben Chifley sees Australia's first mass-produced car, the Holden, roll off the production line -
Rotary Engine
The German firm NSU builds the first working example of the rotary engine invented in 1924 by Felix Wankel -
Synthesizer
The first true synthesizer is put on the market by RCA Victor -
The Mini
The Mini is launched, designed by Alec Issigonis, and becomes the best-selling British car of all time -
The Prototype
The first prototype of the Hovercraft, designed by British engineer Christopher Cockerell, crosses the English Channel -
The St Lawrence Seaway
The St Lawrence Seaway, a joint Canadian and US project, links the Great Lakes and the sea -
The Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is completed, stretching some 5000 miles across the continent -
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Staten Island, is the world's longest suspension bridge with a main span of 4260 feet -
Early Bird
The first communications satellite, Early Bird, is launched from Cape Carnaveral -
The Anglo-French
The Anglo-French airliner Concorde makes its first supersonic test flight -
Programmable Microchip
An engineer in the newly formed Intel Corporation designs the first programmable microchip
