T/TAS 40th Anniversary - Inventions from The 70's

(Back to 40th Anniversary Page)

The 70s began the age of the practical computer made possible by the invention of the floppy disk and the microprocessor that occurred during the 70s.

1970
The daisy-wheel printer invented
The floppy disk invented by Alan Shugart

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 invented

1972
The word processor invented
Pong first video game invented by Nolan Bushnell
Hacky Sack invented by John Stalberger and Mike Marshall

1973
Gene splicing invented
The ethernet (local computer network) invented by Robert Metcalfe and Xerox
Bic invents the disposable lighter

1974
The post-it notes invented by Arthur Fry
Giorgio Fischer, a gynecologist from Rome, Italy, invents liposuction.

1975
The laser printer invented
The push-through tab on a drink can invented.

1976
The ink-jet printer invented

1977
Magnetic resonance imaging invented by Raymond V. Damadian

1978
Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston invented the VisiCalc spreadsheet
The artificial heart Jarvik-7 invented by Robert K. Jarvik

1979
Cell phones invented
Cray supercomputer invented by Seymour Cray
Walkman invented
Scott Olson invents roller blades

(Source: http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/modern_3.htm)

Scroll Through Our T/TAS Timeline