1950 Decade

By bhras

  • Telephone answering machine

    Telephone answering machine
    Telephone answering machine created by Bell Laboratories and Western Electric

  • Telephone answering machine

    Telephone answering machine
    Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories and Western Electric.

  • Telephone answering machine

    Telephone answering machine
    Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories and Western Electric.

  • First Life Support machine

    First Life Support machine
    J. Andre-Thomas invents the first heart-lung machine, allowing advanced life-support during open-heart surgery.

  • First Life Support machine

    First Life Support machine
    J. Andre-Thomas invents the first heart-lung machine, allowing advanced life-support during open-heart surgery.

  • First Life Support machine

    First Life Support machine
    J. Andre-Thomas invents the first heart-lung machine, allowing advanced life-support during open-heart surgery.

  • First Computer Hard Disk

    First Computer Hard Disk
    In 1956, the first hard drive to be sold commercially was invented by IBM.

  • 1957 Fortran (computer language) invented.

    1957 Fortran (computer language) invented.
    Fortran was invented by John Backus

  • Modem was invented

    Modem was invented
    The modem was invented by Dr. Brett Townshed