Communication

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Broadcasting, Business, Communication, Firsts, Products, Sensing and Devices, The 1950s

Color television

SRI International November 16, 2021

RCA Laboratories (now part of SRI) brings television to full-color life.

Broadcasting Business Communication Firsts Products Sensing and Devices The 1950s

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

The computer mouse and interactive computing

SRI International November 16, 2021

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

Business Communication Computing Firsts Products Seminal Innovations Software The 1960s

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Broadcasting, Business, Communication, Computing, Firsts, Products, Software, The 1970s

Digital FAX machine

SRI International November 16, 2021

SRI develops the prototype for world’s first digital fax machine.

Broadcasting Business Communication Computing Firsts Products Software The 1970s

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Communication, Computing, Federal programs, Safety, Security and Defense, The 1970s

911 emergency call system

SRI International November 16, 2021

We led the design and engineering of emergency call systems throughout the country.

Communication Computing Federal programs Safety Security and Defense The 1970s

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Communication, Computing, Cyber Security, Firsts, Internet, Security and Defense, Software, The 1990s

Virtual private networks

SRI International November 16, 2021

VPNs let people connect to work from home. Sorry it’s been so successful.

Communication Computing Cyber Security Firsts Internet Security and Defense Software The 1990s

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Business, Communication, Computing, Education, Firsts, Products, Sensing and Devices, Software, Speech/ audio, The 1990s

Natural language speech recognition

SRI International November 16, 2021

Speech recognition technology translates to multiple successful spin-offs.

Business Communication Computing Education Firsts Products Sensing and Devices Software Speech/ audio The 1990s

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Communication, Earth and Space, Federal programs, Firsts, Radar, Security and Defense, Sensing and Devices, The 2000s

Advanced modular incoherent scatter radar

SRI International November 16, 2021

Our AMISR ushered in relocatable radar to read atmospheric events, rain, sleet or tsunami.

Communication Earth and Space Federal programs Firsts Radar Security and Defense Sensing and Devices The 2000s

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Artificial Intelligence, Business, Communication, Computing, Firsts, Products, Seminal Innovations, Sensing and Devices, Software, The 2000s

Siri

SRI International November 16, 2021

Apple acquired our spin-off and the iPhone got Siri.

Artificial Intelligence Business Communication Computing Firsts Products Seminal Innovations Sensing and Devices Software The 2000s

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