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Medicine. September 25 – 1974 – The first "Tommy John surgery" for replacement of ulnar collateral ligament of elbow joint is performed by Frank Jobe in the United States. Identification of controlled trials in perinatal medicine, as advocated by Archie Cochrane, begins in Cardiff, Wales. [4]
1974: The lithium-ion battery is invented by M. Stanley Whittingham, and further developed in the 1980s and 1990s by John B. Goodenough, Rachid Yazami and Akira Yoshino. It has impacted modern consumer electronics and electric vehicles. [508] 1974: The Rubik's cube is invented by Ernő Rubik which went on the be the best selling puzzle ever. [509]
The birth of modern computing was in the 1970s. The world's first general microprocessor, the Intel 4004, came out in November 1971. The C programming language was developed early in the decade and the Unix operating system was rewritten into it in 1973. With "large-scale integration" possible for integrated circuits (microchips) rudimentary ...
S. Skips (snack) Slocum stone. Sprite Zero Sugar. Categories: Products introduced in the 20th century. 1974 introductions. Product introductions by year. Products introduced in the 1970s.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. [5] It is one of the top 10 semiconductor companies worldwide based on sales volume. [6] The company's focus is on developing analog chips and embedded processors, which account for more than 80% of its revenue. [7]
Julian Castro, politician, mayor of San Antonio, Texas (2009–2014), and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2014–2017) September 17 Austin St. John, actor and martial artist; DJ Babu, DJ, producer, and member of Dilated Peoples; Rasheed Wallace, basketball player; September 18 Fred Beasley, football player; Xzibit, rapper ...
Designated TSAL. January 27, 2017. The NRG Astrodome, [6] formerly and also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, was the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, United States. It sat around 50,000 fans, with a record attendance of 68,266 set by George Strait in 2002.
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