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2009 in science. 22 July 2009: the longest-lasting total solar eclipse of the 21st century occurs. The year 2009 involved numerous significant scientific events and discoveries, some of which are listed below. 2009 was designated the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations. [1]
1952: The first thermonuclear weapon is developed. 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.
Pranav's research on SixthSense earned him the 2009 Invention Award. [5] He was also named on MIT's Technology Review as one of the top 35 innovators in the world. [9] In 2010, He was named on Creativity Magazine's Creativity 50. [10] Chris Anderson has referred Mistry as "one of the best inventors in the world". [11]
Time magazine called it one of the 50 best inventions of 2009. [2] In April 2010, Honda engineers did a short demonstration of two of the devices in Times Square , New York City . [ 3 ] In May 2010, Honda representatives demonstrated the U3-X at the Honda Collection Hall in Motegi , Tochigi , Japan
The world was introduced to a revolutionary personal fitness tracker called Fitbit in time for Christmas in 2009. Invented by James Park and Eric Friedman, the device measures and records vital ...
[11] [12] Time listed the Jaipur Knee as one of the best inventions of 2009. [13] The Jaipur foot is commonly used in low-income countries and warzones as a low-cost alternative to conventional prosthetics. It was used during the war in Afghanistan to help treat land mine victims. [2] [7]
Budget. $18.5 million [1] Box office. $32.7 million [2] The Invention of Lying is a 2009 American romantic comedy fantasy film written and directed by comedian Ricky Gervais and writer Matthew Robinson in their directorial debuts. The film stars Gervais as the first human with the ability to lie in a world where people can only tell the truth.
Kickstarter launched on April 28, 2009, [8] by Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler, and Charles Adler. The New York Times called Kickstarter "the people's NEA". [9] Time named it one of the "Best Inventions of 2010" [10] and "Best Websites of 2011". [11]