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CCD video camera
History of innovation November 17, 2021 Broadcasting, Business, Communication, Computing, Firsts, Products, The 1980s

CCD broadcast camera

SRI International

The first commercially available all-solid-state broadcast camera delivers clearer, sharper images than ever before.

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

High-definition television

SRI International

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

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

Deafnet

SRI International

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

Internetworking Van from 1971- in black and white
History of innovation November 17, 2021 Business, Communication, Computing, Firsts, Internet, Seminal Innovations, Software, The 1970s

Internetworking

SRI International

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

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

Domain names and the Network Information Center

SRI International

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

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

ARPANET

SRI International

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

acoustic-modem rotary phone on box with holder for handset
History of innovation November 16, 2021 Communication, Computing, Firsts, Health, Sensing and Devices, Speech/ audio, The 1960s

Acoustic modem

SRI International

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

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

Handwriting recognition, signature verification and pen-input computing

SRI International

How they know your online you is really you.

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

Airline reservation system

SRI International

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.

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