Lily S.
SCIENCE IN THE 1960S
Science in the 1960s included astronomy and space exploration, biology, computer science, mathematics, meteorology, paleontology physics, and many more. The science writing of the 1950s and '60s reflected an Atomic Age optimism that technology could solve nearly every problem. Here is a timeline exhibiting some of the scientific discoveries in the 1960s:
- 1961: Cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin of the Soviet Union becomes the first human to orbit the Earth
- 1963: EM pulse Military Tests show that a high-altitude atomic bomb detonation could unleash a broad electromagnetic pulse that would disrupt all electronics
- 1964: Astronomers describe twelve strange "celestial objects" that appear sometimes star-like and sometimes galaxy-like as quasars, for quasi-stellar objects
- 1966: The Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft makes the first landing on the moon
- 1967: The first pulsar-stellar objects emitting beams of radiation that look from Earth like pulses is discovered
- 1969: Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon
- 1969: In-Vitro fertilization Scientists report for the first time test-tube fertilization of human egg
MEDICINE IN THE 1960S
Medicine in the 1960s improved significantly and major surgeries were able to be accomplished. Here are some examples of some medical surgeries, screenings, and opinions that took place in this era:
- In 1960, Physicians preform a Marrow transplant and successfully transplant a bone marrow from one woman to another with Hodgkin's-like disease
- William C. Chardack implants the first fixed-rate cardiac pacemaker with mercury battery into a person
- First coronary artery bypass surgery is preformed at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Bronx Municipal Hospital Center
- The United States Federal Drug and Food Administration announce that it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making it the world's first approved combined oral contraceptive pill
- The American Heart Association announces a strong statistical association between heavy cigarette smoking and coronary heart disease
- First kidney transplant was preformed between identical twins
- In 1963, Cancer screening Mammography is shown to be a valuable gauge of the presence of breast tumors
- In 1965, Antibiotic Resistance Doctors report that Staphylococcus bacteria is becoming resistant to antibiotics
- In 1967, the first Heart Transplant takes place
TECHNOLOGY IN THE 1960S
Technology in the 1960s made way for a bright future. Here are a select few of technological inventions and advances:
- Tunsten Halogen Lamp Bulb is patented by General Electric Engineer Fredrick Moby
- In 1960, Theodore Maiman demonstrates the first optical laser
- 1962 the Patent for vehicle safety was built
- In 1962, the audio cassette was invented
- 1964 a new computer language was invented
- 1965 made way for the first TV commercial
- In 1966, the first video game console was invented by Ralph Baer
- The first hand held pocket calculator was invented in 1966
- In 1968, the computer mouse invented by Douglas Engelbart
- In 1968, Robert Dennard was the man to redesign and modify Dynamic Random Access Memory
- In 1969, the barcode scanner was invented