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William Levi HARVEY
 1880 - 1963

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   Year  Event(s)
1 1944 
  • Synthetic cortisone invented by Percy Lavon Julian.
  • The kidney dialysis machine invented by Willem Kolff.
2 1945 
  • Harry Truman president of the USA 1945-1953.
  • The atomic bomb invented.
  • World War II ends.
3 1946 
  • The microwave oven invented by Percy Spencer.
4 1947 
  • Bardeen, Brattain, and Shockley invent the transistor.
  • British/Hungarian scientist, Dennis Gabor, developed the theory of holography.
  • Earl Silas Tupper patented the Tupperware seal.
  • Mobile phones first invented.
5 1948 
  • Robert Hope-Jones invented the Wurlitzer jukebox.
  • The Frisbee® invented by Walter Frederick Morrison and Warren Franscioni.
  • Velcro ® invented by George de Mestral.
6 1949 
  • Cake mix invented.
7 1950 
  • Korean War: United States (as part of the United Nations) and South Korea vs. North Korea and Communist China 1950-1953.
  • The first credit card (Diners) invented by Ralph Schneider.
8 1951 
  • Charles Ginsburg invented the first videotape recorder (VTR).
  • Power steering invented by Francis W. Davis.
  • Super glue invented.
9 1952 
  • Edward Teller and team build the hydrogen bomb.
  • Elizabeth II. Ruler of England 1952-present. House of Windsor (name adopted Jul 17, 1917): Elder daughter of George VI, acceded Feb 6, 1956.
  • Mr. Potato Head patented.
  • The first diet soft drink sold called the "No-Cal Beverage" a gingerale sold by Kirsch.
  • The first patent for bar code (US Patent #2,612,994) issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver.
10 1953 
  • Dwight Eisenhower president of the USA 1953-1961.
  • Radial tires invented.
  • The first musical synthesizer invented by RCA.
  • Transistor radio invented by Texas Instruments.
11 1954 
  • Oral contraceptives invented.
  • Ray Kroc started McDonalds.
  • The first nonstick pan produced.
  • The solar cell invented by Chaplin, Fuller and Pearson.
12 1955 
  • Optic fiber invented.
13 1956 
  • Bette Nesmith Graham invented "Mistake Out," later renamed Liquid Paper, to paint over mistakes made with a typewriter.
  • The first computer hard disk used.
  • The hovercraft invented by Christopher Cockerell.
14 1957 
  • Fortran (computer language) invented.
15 1958 
  • Gordon Gould invents the laser.
  • The Hula Hoop invented by Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin.
  • The integrated circuit invented by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce.
  • The modem invented.
16 1959 
  • Barbie Doll invented.
  • Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce both invent the microchip.
  • The internal pacemaker invented by Wilson Greatbatch.
17 1960 
  • The halogen lamp invented.
  • USA Vietnam War Begins" "2
18 1961 
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion: United States vs Cuba 1961.
  • John F. Kennedy president of the USA 1961-1963.
  • The nondairy creamer invented.
  • Valium invented.
19 1962 
  • Dow Corp invents silicone breast implants.
  • Spacewar, the first computer video game invented.
  • The audio cassette invented.
  • The fiber-tip pen invented by Yukio Horie.
20 1963 
  • John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas, 22 Nov 1963.
  • Lyndon B. Johnson president of the USA 1963-1969. Lyndon B. Johnson, vice president under John F. Kennedy, sworn in as president aboard Air Force One upon death of Kennedy.
  • The first videodisc invented.
21 1964 
  • Acrylic paint invented.
  • BASIC (an early computer language) is invented by John George Kemeny and Tom Kurtz.
  • Permanent-press fabric invented.
22 1965 
  • Astroturf invented.
  • NutraSweet invented.
  • Soft contact lenses invented.
  • The compact disk invented by James Russell.
23 1966 
  • Electronic Fuel injection for cars invented.
24 1967 
  • The first handheld calculator invented.
25 1968 
  • Robert Dennard invented RAM (random access memory).
  • The computer mouse invented by Douglas Engelbart.
  • The first computer with integrated circuits made.
26 1969 
  • Richard Nixon president of the USA 1969-1974.
  • The arpanet (first internet) invented.
  • The artificial heart invented.
  • The ATM invented.
  • The bar-code scanner is invented.
27 1970 
  • The daisy-wheel printer invented.
  • The floppy disk invented by Alan Shugart.
28 1971 
  • The dot-matrix printer invented.
  • The food processor invented.
  • The liquid-crystal display (LCD) invented by James Fergason.
  • The microprocessor invented by Faggin, Hoff and Mazor.
  • VCR or videocassette recorder invented.
  
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