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inventions of the ages
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kidney dialysis machine
kidney dialysis machine invented by willem kolff. -
hypertext
Vannevar Bush proposes hypertext. -
atomic bomb
the atomic bomb was designed and tested. the explosion was equivilent to 19 kilotons of TNT -
microwave oven
The microwave oven invented by Percy Spencer. -
holography
British/Hungarian scientist, Dennis Gabor, developed the theory of holography -
scrabble
scrabble was first invented in -
credit card
credit card invented by Ralph Schneider. it is not used commertialy yet. -
super glue
super glue is invented. -
Mr. Potatoe Head
Mr. Potatoe Head patent and sold commertialy -
diet soda
the first diet soda sold -
radial tires
radial tires were invented -
solar cell
The solar cell invented by Chaplin, Fuller and Pearson. -
hologen lamp
The halogen lamp invented. -
first computer language
BASIC (an early computer language) is invented by John George Kemeny and Tom Kurtz. -
electronic fuel
Electronic Fuel injection for cars invented. -
calculator
first hand held calculator invented. -
ARPNET
The arpanet (first internet) invented. -
bar-code scanner
The bar-code scanner is invented. -
printer
The daisy-wheel printer invented. -
VCR
VCR or videocassette recorder invented. -
LCD
The liquid-crystal display (LCD) invented by James Fergason. -
pong
Pong first video game invented by Nolan Bushnell. -
drink tab
The push-through tab on a drink can invented. -
magnetic resonance
Magnetic resonance imaging invented by Raymond V. Damadian. -
HGH
Human growth hormone genetically engineered. -
cabage patch kid
First Cabbage Patch Kids sold. -
windows
Windows program invented by Microsoft -
disposable camera
Fuji introduced the disposable camera. -
super-conductor
A high-temperature super-conductor invented by J. Georg Bednorz and Karl A. Muller. -
3-D game
The first 3-D video game invented. -
world wide web
The World Wide Web and Internet protocol (HTTP) and WWW language (HTML) created by Tim Berners-Lee. -
answering machine
The digital answering machine invented. -
web TV
Web television invented -
fuel cell
The gas-powered fuel cell invented. -
viagra
Viagra invented. -
wind speed
Scientists measure the fastest wind speed ever recorded on earth, 509 km/h(318 mph). -
Ipod
Apple Computers publicly announced their portable music digital player the iPod, created under project codename Dulcimer. -
artificial heart
bioCor artificial heart invented by Abiomed - the Abiocor represents groundbreaking medical miniaturization technology. Nuvaring birth control invented by Organon. -
Phone tooth
Phone tooth invented by James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau. -
YouTube
YouTube - the online video sharing and viewing community - was invented in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim. -
Time Magazine
Time Magazine Modern Inventions of the Year 2006 -
sixth sense
new computer interface called the sixth sense is invented