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History of innovation

What if we had a hand in 10 innovations you’ve held in your hands?

We’ve spearheaded groundbreaking innovations from talented scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs.
Take a minute to explore our rich timeline of innovation that’s touched the lives of, well, pretty much everyone.

Explore by category or decade

BusinessComputingEducationHealthPhysical worldSafety
1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
Ten-Emmys
History of innovation November 17, 2021 Broadcasting, Business, Communication, Computing, Firsts, Products, Seminal Innovations, The 1990s

High-definition television

SRI International November 17, 2021

We help develop and standardize HDTV technology–and win an Emmy for our contributions.

plane picture
History of innovation November 17, 2021 Earth and Space, Military, Physical World, Radar, Safety, Security and Defense, Sensing and Devices, The 1990s

Radar that penetrates ground and foliage

SRI International November 17, 2021

Innovative radar helps find unexploded ordnance and other concealed items.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Economic Development, Education, Products, The 1990s

Professional Golfers’ Association education

SRI International November 17, 2021

Training program establishes standards for 30,000+ golf pros.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Business, Computing, Firsts, The 1990s

Virtual advertising insertion

SRI International November 17, 2021

Those in-game ads on TV that made you wonder, “How’d they do that?” We did that.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Communication, Computing, Health, Internet, Software, Speech/ audio, The 1970s

Deafnet

SRI International November 17, 2021

National telecommunications system raises awareness within the deaf community of email’s potential.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Business, Economic Development, Education, The 1970s

Monterey Bay Aquarium

SRI International November 17, 2021

We helped establish Monterey Bay Aquarium, opening the doors for more than 2 million visitors each year.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Business, Economic Development, Firsts, Products, The 1970s

Cash management accounts

SRI International November 17, 2021

Access to all your money, in all its iterations, in one place.

Internetworking Van
History of innovation November 17, 2021 Business, Communication, Computing, Education, Firsts, Internet, Seminal Innovations, Software, The 1970s

Internetworking

SRI International November 17, 2021

Today’s internet was born in a 1970’s van.

money pic
History of innovation November 17, 2021 Business, Economic Development, The 1970s

Banking guidelines for SWIFT

SRI International November 17, 2021

The cornerstone of international banking transactions involving 200 countries and trillions of dollars a year.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Computing, Firsts, Products, Safety, Security and Defense, Seminal Innovations, Sensing and Devices, Software, The 1970s

Formal software methods

SRI International November 17, 2021

We applied hard methods to software development.

Over-the-horizon radar
History of innovation November 17, 2021 Computing, Earth and Space, Military, Radar, Safety, Security and Defense, Seminal Innovations, The 1970s, Transportation

Over-the-horizon radar

SRI International November 17, 2021

Seeing thousands of miles beyond the horizon for advances in detection, tracking and mapping.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Energy and Green Tech, Federal programs, Health, Physical World, Pollution, Safety, Seminal Innovations, The 1970s

Environmental causes of lung disease

SRI International November 17, 2021

Foundational study helps establish air quality standards.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Business, Communication, Computing, Firsts, Internet, The 1970s

Domain names and the Network Information Center

SRI International November 17, 2021

From a simple network information hub to the first ever “dot com.”

ARPANET diagram
History of innovation November 17, 2021 Business, Communication, Computing, Firsts, Internet, Seminal Innovations, Software, The 1960s

ARPANET

SRI International November 17, 2021

We helped invent ARPANET. You may know it as The Internet.

acoustic-modem
History of innovation November 16, 2021 Communication, Computing, Firsts, Health, Sensing and Devices, Speech/ audio, The 1960s

Acoustic modem

SRI International November 16, 2021

SRI scientists made vast improvements to the acoustically coupled modem, which had been invented elsewhere in the early 1960s.

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