1950s
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All-magnetic logic computer
Virtually indestructible computer circuitry.
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Cancer research
SRI enters the ranks searching for possible anticancer agents–work that continues today.
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Color television
RCA Laboratories (now part of SRI) brings television to full-color life.
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Electrostatic discharge rods
Innovative rods help protect aircraft from potentially dangerous levels of static electricity.
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Disneyland
How Mickey Mouse found the location for his first house.
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Banking automation: ERMA
Easier money counting led to easier money making.
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India’s National Council for Applied Economic Research
In 1955, we helped a young India figure out how to develop economically.
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Solar energy
As early as 1955, we saw a viable energy source. And a few dozen patents.
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Railroad hydra-cushion
A softer ride on the rails dramatically reduces damage to freight shipments.
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Steel super alloys
Super-strong alloys can handle the heat.
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Movie printing timer
SRI helps develop technology for faster release of new color prints–and wins an Oscar for its role.
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Chemical Economics Handbook
The sourcebook still considered the leading source of global chemical business analysis for more than 300 industrial chemicals.