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Technology of the 50’s. Pacemaker. Microchip. Matt Brozenick. Maser/Laser. Hovercraft. Work’s cited page. Pace Maker 1959.
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Technology of the 50’s Pacemaker Microchip Matt Brozenick Maser/Laser Hovercraft Work’s cited page
Pace Maker 1959 John Hopps a Canadian inventor created the first cardiac Pacemaker. He found out a heart slows and stops due to cooling , and it could be started by mechanical or electrical means. A Pacemaker works by electronically monitor your heartbeats and when your heart goes out of beat it sends a small electrical shock to throw it back in normal beats.
Micochip 1959 To create it two competing companies owned by Jack Kilby and Robert Novce had to work together and made a company worth over 1 TRILLION dollars and more every day. Also Known as a Integrated Circuit, It was a thin substrate of semiconductor material used for holding information.
Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission Radiation Maser / Laser 1958 Enstine created a theory of the laser and later it was invented by Charles Towns and Arthur Schowlow and named it maser Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission Radiation A few things the laser was used for back then was, Laser lighting - Displays for advertising and entertainment, And Laser skin care - Hair removal, acne treatment and other dermatological uses.
Hovercraft 1956 Funding from the military Christopher Cockrell invented the Hovercraft in 1956. The first design was tested in 1955 using an empty kitty kat cat food tin can inside a coffee tin, industrial air blower and a pair of kitchen scales.
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