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  2. Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia

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    1953: The first video tape recorder, a helical scan recorder, is invented by Norikazu Sawazaki. 1954: Invention of the solar battery by Bell Telephone scientists, Calvin Souther Fuller, Daryl Chapin and Gerald Pearson capturing the Sun's power. First practical means of collecting energy from the Sun and turning it into a current of electricity.

  3. Timeline of United States inventions - Wikipedia

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    The following articles cover the timeline of United States inventions: Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890), before the turn of the century; Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945), before World War II; Timeline of United States inventions (1946–1991), during the Cold War

  4. The Greatest American Inventions of the Past 50+ Years - AOL

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    From the first Apple computer to the COVID-19 vaccine, here are the most revolutionary inventions that were born in the U.S.A. in the past half-century.

  5. Timeline of United States inventions (after 1991) - Wikipedia

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    A timeline of United States inventions (after 1991) encompasses the ingenuity and innovative advancements of the United States within a historical context, dating from the Contemporary era to the present day, which have been achieved by inventors who are either native-born or naturalized citizens of the United States.

  6. 50 Inventions From The Past That Were Amazingly Innovative - AOL

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    Image credits: Vintage Everyday When we say "the best thing since sliced bread," we're going back to July 6, 1928. It was on that day that the very first automatically sliced commercial loaves of ...

  7. 1950s - Wikipedia

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    In 1954, RCA intro Bell Telephone Labs produced the first Solar battery. In 1954, a yard of contact paper could be purchased for only 59 cents. Polypropylene was invented in 1954. In 1955, Jonas Salk invented a polio vaccine which was given to more than seven million American students. In 1956, a solar powered wrist watch was invented.

  8. 1954 in science - Wikipedia

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    The year 1954 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. ... The Angle grinder is invented by German company Ackermann + Schmitt ...

  9. A.C. Gilbert, famous for Olympic gold medal and Erector Set ...

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    A.C. Gilbert in a photograph taken in about 1954, when he retired from the toy manufacturing company with his name. “He was larger than life,” said David Gilbert, who lives in Virginia.