Re: What inventions between 1987-2000 have made an impact on man?

Date: Mon Sep 18 14:14:26 2000
Posted By: Curtis Chen, Webmaster
Area of science: Other
ID: 968365032.Ot

Message:

Here's a short list from About.com to get you started:

1987 The first 3-D videogame is invented.
Disposable contact lenses invented.

1988 Digital cellular phones invented.
RU-486 (abortion pill) invented.
Doppler radar invented by Christian Andreas Doppler.
Prozac® is invented at the Eli Lilly Company by inventor Ray Fuller.
The first patent for a genetically engineered animal is issued to Harvard University.

1989 High-definition television invented.

1990 World Wide Web/Internet protocol (HTTP) and WWW language (HTML) created by Tim Berners-Lee.

1991 The digital answering machine is invented.

1992 The smart pill is invented.

1993 The Pentium processor is invented.

1994 HIV protease inhibitor invented.

1995 Java (computer language) invented.
DVD is invented.

1996 Web TV invented.

1997 The gas-powered fuel cell is invented.

1998 Viagra® invented.

1999 Tekno Bubbles are patented.

Excerpted from http://inventors.about.com/science/inventors/library/weekly/aa121599a .htm

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