1970

The 1970s

  • The Cell Phone

    The Cell Phone
    Inventor: Martin Cooper
    It was a battery-run phone but the batteries had a 35-minute time limit on them. It weighed 2.5 pounds.
  • MRI Machine

    MRI Machine
    Inventor: Raymond Damadian
    A magnetic full-body scanning machine is used as an alternative to invasive methods of viewing inside a person's body.
  • The Digital Camera

    The Digital Camera
    Inventor: Steve Sasson This was the first small portable camera that captured photographs in digital memory.
  • The Apple computer

    The Apple computer
    Inventor: Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs
    The Apple I was the first Apple computer ever designed in 1976, it was made for playing games and using the Arpanet.
  • Ink Jet Printer

    Ink Jet Printer
    Inventor: Ichiro Endo
    This printer used technology that allowed it to spray ink droplets onto paper instead of making direct contact with the ink.