The document summarizes several inventions from 1960-1969 including the laser (1960), non-dairy creamer (1961), cassette tapes (1962), pull tabs for soda cans (1963), the Ford Mustang (1964), AstroTurf artificial grass (1965), Kevlar synthetic fiber (1966), handheld calculators (1967), the first 911 emergency call system (1968), and the development of ARPANET which became the basis for the internet (1969).
2. The Laser (1960)
A device that emits light through a
process of optical amplification based on
the stimulated emission of
electromagnetic radiation. The term
"laser" originated as an acronym for light
amplification by stimulated emission of
radiation
4. Cassette Tape (1962)
A magnetic tape recording format for
audio recording and playback
released by Philips in 1962. Compact
cassettes come in two forms, either
already containing content as a pre-
recorded cassette, or as fully
recordable "blank" cassette.
7. Astro Turf (1965) An artificial grass surface,
used for athletic fields.
8. Kevlar (1966)
A synthetic fiber of high tensile
strength used especially as a
reinforcing agent in the
manufacture of tires and other
rubber products and protective
gear such as helmets and vests.
9. Lorem Ipsum Dolor
Hand Held Calculators
(1967)
helped people with math…hello new age
technology!
10. 911 (1968)
The very first American 911 call
was placed on February 16,
1968 in Haleyville, Alabama
made by Alabama Speaker of
the House, Rankin Fite and
answered by Congressman Tom
Bevill
11. ARPANET (1969)
became the basis for the Internet. ARPANET
was developed under the direction of the U.S.
Advanced Research Projects Agency
(ARPA). In 1969, the idea became a modest
reality with the interconnection of four
university computers.