SRI scientists made vast improvements to the acoustically coupled modem, which had been invented elsewhere in the early 1960s.
Acoustic modem
Handwriting recognition, signature verification and pen-input computing
How they know your online you is really you.
Liquid crystal display
LCDs have changed the way people view information on a screen.
Airline reservation system
From 1962 to 1964, SRI led development of a real-time communications system for the Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) to process passenger reservations and check-in.
Dish radio antenna
We invented satellite slang and spacecraft speak.
Cancer research
SRI enters the ranks searching for possible anticancer agents–work that continues today.
Disneyland
How Mickey Mouse found the location for his first house.
Transmission electron microscope
Our revolutionary microscope improved magnification by 10,000 times.
Smog research
Healthier air for L.A. and the world