Technologies (about.com):
1963
- The video disk invented.
1964
- Acrylic paint invented.
- Permanent-press fabric invented.
- BASIC (an early computer language) is invented by John George Kemeny and Tom Kurtz.
1965
- Astroturf invented.
- Soft contact lenses invented.
- NutraSweet invented.
- The compact disk invented by James Russell.
- Kevlar invented by Stephanie Louise Kwolek.
1966
- Electronic Fuel injection for cars invented.
1967
- The first handheld calculator invented.
1968
- The computer mouse invented by Douglas Engelbart.
- The first computer with integrated circuits made.
- Robert Dennard invented RAM (random access memory).
1969
- The arpanet (first internet) invented.
- The artificial heart invented.
- The ATM invented.
- The bar-code scanner is invented.
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1960s.html
- The 60's were a decade once again dominated by a war ( VIETNAM )not a world war but the effects were still felt throughout the world. It is also the start of showing how the people can effect politics through the power of "peaceful" demonstrations , students were the driving force because with education comes empowerment and with empowerment comes a voice , and in the 60's students learnt how to use that voice.
- In the West although politicians would have liked to stopped demonstrations ( and tried ) against their policies, due to "freedom of speech" it was not possible
- Many of the conflicts during the 60's could be considered to be part of the ongoing cold war between the East and the West ( Communism -- Capitalism ) , but due to the Nuclear Capabilities of both sides nether wanted to start a full scale war as they realized there could be no winner but both believed their ideology was best, they tried in other ways to influence the politics throughout the world.
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