Technological Innovations in the Decade of 1950

By isabelhramirez

  • 1951 - Australia's CSIRAC plays music

    1951 - Australia's CSIRAC plays music
    Australia's first computer, called CSIRAC (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Automatic Computer), was used to produce music in 1951, the first instance of that ever happening. Without this machine, we probably wouldn't have most music listening devices we have today.

  • 1952- Alexander Douglas creates OXO

    1952- Alexander Douglas creates OXO
    Also known as Noughts and Crosses, Alexander Douglas created this game similar to tic-tac-toe in 1952. Players played against the computer's algorithm and used a rotary phone dial to enter their moves. This invention is a precursor to the video games we still play today.

  • 1954- IBM releases mass produced 650's

    1954- IBM releases mass produced 650's
    The IBM model 650 is the company's first mass produced computer. It was very popular in universities, inspiring the world's early programmers. Without these programmers having access to these computers, who knows how long it would have taken us to get to where we are technologically today?

  • 1957- Robert Kirsch creates first scanned picture

    1957- Robert Kirsch creates first scanned picture
    Robert Kirsch designed a rotating drum scanner on the SEAC computer. The first image he produced was a picture of his son.
    Modern printers owe Kirsch for his early breakthrough.

  • 1958- Jack Kilby creates Integrated Circuit

    1958- Jack Kilby creates Integrated Circuit
    Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments created the first functioning integrated circuit in 1958. Without this invention, devices such as phones, televisions, and CD players.