Among the classics technological breakthroughs from 1963 to 1988

Author

Stix, G. ; Fitzgerald, K. ; Voelcker, John ; Zorpette, Glenn ; Bell, T.E. ; Guterl, Fred ; Santo, Brain ; Perry, T.S.

Volume

25

Issue

11

fYear

1988

Firstpage

76

Lastpage

115

Abstract

Eight case histories are presented of events, inventions, or discoveries that have technical and sociological significance. All date from sometime in the twenty-five years since IEEE Spectrum was founded. They are: the Apollo Moon lander; Digital Equipment´s PDP-8 personal computer; the digital oscilloscope; the Pacific Intertie that brings Columbia River hydroelectric power from the state of Washington to the city of Los Angeles; fiber-optic technology; the compact-disc (CD) digital audio systems; dynamic RAMs; and the video cassette recorder.<>

Keywords

Hi-Fi equipment; cathode-ray oscilloscopes; digital instrumentation; hydroelectric power stations; microcomputers; optical fibres; power system interconnection; random-access storage; space vehicles; video and audio discs; video tape recorders; AD 1963; AD 1988; Apollo Moon lander; PDP-8; Pacific Intertie; USA; compact-disc; digital audio systems; digital instrumentation; digital oscilloscope; discoveries; dynamic RAMs; fiber-optic technology; hydroelectric power; inventions; personal computers; power system interconnection; video cassette recorder; Atmosphere; Fires; Gravity; History; Land vehicles; Moon; Project management; Propulsion; Space missions; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Spectrum, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9235

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/6.16356

Filename

16356