The Laser (1960)
Albert Einstein laid the foundation for the invention of the laser in a published paper as far back as 1917, but it wasn't until 1960 that a working laser became a reality...

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Space Flight (1961)
The first human spaceflight was undertaken on April 12, 1961, when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made one orbit around the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft...

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Light Emiting Diodes - LEDs (1962)
The first practical visible-spectrum (red) LED was developed in 1962 by Nick Holonyak Jr., while working at General Electric Company...

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The Computer Mouse (1963)
Douglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Institute invented the mouse in 1963 after extensive usability testing. He never received any royalties for it, as his patent...

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Astroturf (1964)
AstroTurf was co-invented in 1964 by James M. Faria and Robert T. Wright, employees of Monsanto. It was patented in 1967 and originally sold...

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The Automated Teller Machine - ATM (1967)
De La Rue developed the first electronic ATM, which was installed first in Enfield Town in North London, United Kingdom on 27 June 1967 by Barclays Bank...

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