1978 | Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston invented the VisiCalc spreadsheet. The artificial heart Jarvik-7 invented by Robert K. Jarvik. |
1979 | Cellular phones invented. Cray supercomputer invented by Seymour Cray. Walkman invented. Scott Olson invents roller blades. |
1980 | The hepatitis-B vaccine invented. |
1981 | MS-DOS invented. The first IBM-PC invented. The scanning tunneling microscope invented by Gerd Karl Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer. |
1982 | Human growth hormone genetically engineered. |
1983 | The Apple Lisa invented. Soft bifocal contact lens invented. First Cabbage Patch Kids sold. Programmer Jaron Lanier first coins the term "virtual reality". |
1984 | The CD-ROM invented. The Apple Macintosh invented. |
1985 | Windows program invented by Microsoft. |
1986 | A high-temperature super-conductor invented by J. Georg Bednorz and Karl A. Muller. Synthetic skin invented by G. Gregory Gallico, III. Fuji introduced the disposable camera. |
1987 | The first 3-D video game invented. Disposable contact lenses invented. |
1988 | Digital cellular phones invented. The RU-486 (abortion pill) invented. Doppler radar invented by Christian Andreas Doppler. Prozac invented at the Eli Lilly Company by inventor Ray Fuller. The first patent for a genetically engineered animal is issued to Harvard University researchers Philip Leder and Timothy Stewart. Ralph Alessio and Fredrik Olsen received a patent for the Indiglo nightlight. The bluish green light is used to illuminate the entire face of a watch. |
1989 | High-definition television invented. |
1990 | The World Wide Web/Internet protocol (HTTP) and WWW language (HTML) created by Tim Berners-Lee. |
1991 | The digital answering machine invented. |
1992 | The smart pill invented. |
1993 | The Pentium processor invented. |
1994 | HIV protease inhibitor invented. |
1995 | The Java computer language invented. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) invented. |
1996 | Web TV invented. |
1997 | The gas-powered fuel cell invented. |
1998 | Viagra invented. |
1999 | Scientists measure the fastest wind speed ever recorded on earth, 509 km/h(318 mph). Tekno Bubbles patented. |