SRI enters the ranks searching for possible anticancer agents–work that continues today.
The 1950s
Return to the Timeline of innovation.
Disneyland
How Mickey Mouse found the location for his first house.
Steel super alloys
Super-strong alloys can handle the heat.
Chemical Economics Handbook
The sourcebook still considered the leading source of global chemical business analysis for more than 300 industrial chemicals.
Color television
RCA Laboratories (now part of SRI) brings television to full-color life.
Railroad hydra-cushion
A softer ride on the rails dramatically reduces damage to freight shipments.
Banking automation: ERMA
Easier money counting led to easier money making.
India’s National Council for Applied Economic Research
In 1955, we helped a young India figure out how to develop economically.
Solar energy
As early as 1955, we saw a viable energy source. And a few dozen patents.