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The 1970s witnessed an explosion in the understanding of solid-state physics, driven by the development of the integrated circuit and the laser. The evolution of the computer produced an interesting duality in the physical sciences at this period — analogue recording technology had reached its peak and was incredibly sophisticated.
Brief History of Electronics Timeline ; Date Invention/Discovery Inventor(s) 1900: Old quantum theory: Planck 1905: Theory of relativity: Einstein 1918: Atomic transmutation: Rutherford 1932: Neutron: Chadwick 1932: Particle accelerator: Cockcroft and Walton 1935: Scanning electron microscope: Knoll 1937: Xerography: Carlson 1937: Oscilloscope ...
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.
Over three decades later, x86 remains the most popular and commercially successful instruction set architecture in the history of personal computing. 1978: JAP: The arcade video game Space Invaders is released, sparking a video game craze. In 1979, Atari's Asteroids would prove to be incredibly popular. 1979: US
1970: James H. Ellis proposed the possibility of "non-secret encryption", more commonly termed public-key cryptography, a concept that would be implemented by his GCHQ colleague Clifford Cocks in 1973, in what would become known as the RSA algorithm, with key exchange added by a third colleague Malcolm J. Williamson, in 1975.
March 7 – Comet Kohoutek is discovered April 6 – Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft; May 14 – Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched. Solar eclipse of June 30, 1973 – Very long total solar eclipse visible in NE South America, the Atlantic, and central Africa.
In honor of AOL's 35th birthday on May 24, we're taking a look back at some of the company's definitive moments, like history-breaking mergers and record-breaking numbers, and how it shaped the ...
Image credits: National Geographic #5. The 'Spanish Flu' actually likely got its start in Kansas, USA. It's only called the Spanish Flu because most countries involved in WWI had a near-universal ...