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History of innovation

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History of innovation November 16, 2021 Computing, Education, Energy and Green Tech, Pollution, The 1950s

SRI joins the fight against cancer

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SRI hosted the first national symposium on air pollution in Pasadena, California in 1949.

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History of innovation November 16, 2021 Earth and Space, Firsts, Physical World, Products, Safety, The 1950s, Transportation

Electrostatic discharge rods

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Innovative rods help protect aircraft from potentially dangerous levels of static electricity.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Business, Economic Development, Products, Sensing and Devices, The 1950s

Movie printing timer

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SRI helps develop technology for faster release of new color prints–and wins an Oscar for its role.

photocoag-crew
History of innovation November 16, 2021 Firsts, Health, Physical World, Seminal Innovations, Sensing and Devices, The 1960s

Laser photocoagulation for ophthalmology

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A better way to look at eye surgery.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Computing, Firsts, The 1960s, Transportation

All-magnetic logic computer

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Virtually indestructible computer circuitry.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Firsts, Health, Pharmaceutical, Products, Seminal Innovations, The 1960s

Anti-viral: Vidarabine

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Drug originally intended to fight cancer discovered effective against herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Computing, Earth and Space, Firsts, Physical World, Safety, Sensing and Devices, The 1960s

TIROS 1 weather satellite

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The world’s first space-based meteorology satellite.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Broadcasting, Business, Computing, Firsts, Products, Seminal Innovations, The 1960s

Optical video disk

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Optical recording paves the way for first video disk recording/playback system.

man with seal pup
History of innovation November 16, 2021 Earth and Space, Safety, Sensing and Devices, Speech/ audio, The 1960s

Sonar and sea mammals

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First laboratory in North America devoted to studying the behavior and physiology of sea mammals.

mosquito
History of innovation November 16, 2021 Federal programs, Health, Military, Pharmaceutical, The 1960s

Malaria treatment: Halofantrine

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Treatment for drug-resistant malaria saves countless lives.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Computing, Firsts, Health, Products, Safety, Sensing and Devices, The 1960s

Eyetracker

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Follow what people are looking at to see solutions clearer.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Computing, Firsts, Products, Seminal Innovations, Sensing and Devices, The 1960s

CMOS integrated circuit

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Vital technology still found in most of the world’s electronic circuitry.

first wooden computer mouse
History of innovation November 16, 2021 Business, Communication, Computing, Firsts, Products, Seminal Innovations, Software, The 1960s

The computer mouse and interactive computing

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Your Mouse. Our “X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System.” Thankfully Mouse won out.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Education, Federal programs, Seminal Innovations, The 1960s

Head Start Program

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Assessment of federal efforts to reduce poverty leads to groundbreaking research methodology.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Broadcasting, Business, Chemistry and Materials, Computing, Products, Seminal Innovations, Sensing and Devices, The 1970s

Spindt cold cathode for displays

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Revolutionary cathode led to today’s “instant-on” flat-panel computers and televisions.

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