7 Fascinating Inventions From The 80s That Have Changed The World
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The 80s saw a fascinating development of new technology and products. Continue reading as we're going to look at some of the 80s’ most important inventions.
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The 80s, there just something strangely appealing about it that we have found its overall culture blend well into our modern world culture. The 80’s culture has influenced the popularity of some of the most well-known brands and media.
The decade saw a fascinating development of new technology and products. Your love for technology might have begun in the 80s. Continue reading as we are going to look at some of the 80s’ most important inventions.
Disposable Camera
The disposable camera was here a decade before digital cameras. Fujifilm brought a disposable camera into existence back in 1986. The camera, which was named Utsurun-Desu, made its presence felt pretty quickly with companies like Nikon, Canon, and Kokak quickly joined the wagon. It was a revolutionary product. Before disposable cameras, cameras were expensive and hard-to-use. In contrast, the disposable camera was readily available, cheap and easy to use. It became a vital part of tourism.
Stealth Planes
Stealth technology would continue to change warfare. The F-117 Nighthawk, the first radar-resistant aircraft in the world, was put in a test flight by Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co. in 1981. Although in 1982 it reached the United States Air Force, it was not until 1988 was the plane revealed.
Compact Discs
Remember listening to your favorite artists on your CD player? Or going to a store to burn a music album off a computer? Although the Sony Walkman was the 80s’ ultimate symbol, over time, cassettes’ quality started degrading. Sony and Phillips had a solution to this with compact disc.
The CD had such a tremendous impact that it almost killed off the cassette as well as the vinyl markets. By the late 90s, the markets were taken over by the CD.
The Artificial Heart
Research on artificial hearts actually dates back to the 1950s. The first human to receive the first artificial heart in 1969. However, this artificial heart was considered as a temporary measure. The artificial heart called Jarvik-7 in 1982 was a completely different thing. With this heart’s implantation, a cardiac patient’s life was extended.
The Space Shuttle
After the late 60s and early 70s’ successful lunar missions, NASA decided to make use of their resources and created a new type of space vehicle which could safely go on a space journey and return home. That was when the Space Shuttle was created. The launch of the first Space Shuttle was in 1981.
The Space Shuttle was not only a transportation vehicle, but it was also an orbiting laboratory where astronauts and researchers carried out different experiments to understand our universe better. Moreover, with the space shuttle, important maintaining equipment has been transported into space.
Personal Computers
The computing revolution’s first seeds were planted in the 70s. Computers size started to shrink but their processing power began to increase. The combination of companies, the government, hobbyists, and academics helped the development of personal computer become easier.
IBM launched its personal computer in 1981. Although the computer wasn’t something you can play games with, it was still a revolution. The IBM 5150 Personal Computer was equipped with an Intel 8088 processor and PC-DOS operating system’s version 1.0.
However, it was 1984 that Apple changed the game with its Macintosh computer. With its graphics-based user interface, the computer was a pop icon symbol.
DNA Fingerprinting
One of science’s biggest moments was discovered accidentally in 1984. Geneticists Alec Jefferys was searching through family generations to trace genetic markers. Jeffery later discovered that there is a DNA profile to each unique individual. And this finding would help shape our knowledge of humans as well as impacting science and other industries.
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