Inventions

**~The heart pacemaker was invented in 1960 by a man named Wilson Greatbatch**.


 * ~In 1961, physicist Theodore Maiman perfected the laser, is now widely used in surgery, holography, communications, and printing. **

~Douglas Englehart of Stanford University developed the computer mouse and a five key "corded" keyboard. **
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 * ~The game Twister was invented in 1966 by Charles F. Foley and Neil Rabens. **

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 * ~In 1967 the first hand- held calculator was invented by Texas Instruments. It cost 2,500 a piece.


 * ~In 1968 the first cash dispensing machine was invented by First Philadelphia Bank. **



In 1964, AstroTurf was invented. Astroturf is commonly known as what covers the ground in large NFL stadiums and MLB stadiums. Astroturf was invented by James Faria and Robert Wright. It was originally known as chemgrass, until the name was changed after it had been installed into Houston Astrodome. http://www.competitiveedgesports.com/images/facility/Astroturf-new-surface-7.jpg

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The first Air Hockey table was invented in 1969 by Bob Lemieux. Air Hockey is played with 2 paddles and a puck which floates on a layer of air barely above the surface. The object of the game is to find a way around the opponents paddle and score.

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LED's, which stands for light-emitting diodes, was created in 1962 by Nick Holonyak Jr. LED's are very bright lights than were up to ten times more powerful than the lights created during the 60's. The lights have various uses, in bulbs all around the world and also in digital electronic devices.

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The Mouse Trap game was first invented in 1963. This very popular board game was invented by Marvin Glass and associates. The game's goal is to catch the "mouse" in the trap. On this board game, you go through a complicated set up where at the end, if correctly preformed the mouse gets trapped in the cage.

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