Population 177,830,000
Unemployment 3,852,000
National Debt 286.3 Billion
Average Salary $4,743
Teacher's Salary $5,174
Minimum Wage $1.00
Life Expectancy: Males 66.6 years, Females 73.1 years
Auto deaths 21.3 per 100,000
An estimated 850,000 "war baby" freshmen enter college;
emergency living quarters are set up in dorm lounges, hotels and trailer camps.
Average Salary $4,743
Teacher's Salary $5,174
Minimum Wage $1.00
Life Expectancy: Males 66.6 years, Females 73.1 years
Auto deaths 21.3 per 100,000
An estimated 850,000 "war baby" freshmen enter college;
emergency living quarters are set up in dorm lounges, hotels and trailer camps.
On-Screen Pointing Device
The “Graficon” was one of the earliest known on-screen pointing devices.
The “Graficon” was one of the earliest known on-screen pointing devices.
Question 1:
How was the first mouse, created by Englebart, designed?
Optical Disc
Digital video recording was a great alternative to the large and bulky magnetic reels. With research starting in the late 1960’s, the optical disc made its debut in 1970.
Digital video recording was a great alternative to the large and bulky magnetic reels. With research starting in the late 1960’s, the optical disc made its debut in 1970.
Question 2:
What was the DRAW disc and what did “DRAW” stand for?
Magnavox Odyssey
Though this product wasn’t released until the 1970s, Baer, was hard at work between 1968 -1970 to perfect what was first known as “the brown box.”
Though this product wasn’t released until the 1970s, Baer, was hard at work between 1968 -1970 to perfect what was first known as “the brown box.”
Question 3:
What was the largest marketing down-fall of the Magnavox Odyssey?
The Eagle Has Landed
Probably one of the largest advances made in the last century was the lunar landing. With the mission lasting a little over 8-days Apollo 11 changed history forever.
Probably one of the largest advances made in the last century was the lunar landing. With the mission lasting a little over 8-days Apollo 11 changed history forever.
Question 4:
How much “lunar land” was collected to be brought back for study?
ATMs
Automated Teller Machines had been inspired since the 1930’s but the demand wasn’t there until the 1960’s.
Automated Teller Machines had been inspired since the 1930’s but the demand wasn’t there until the 1960’s.
Question 5:
How did the 1960 model differ from the 1968 model?
Geothermal Energy
Clean energy was looked at even back in the 1960’s. Geothermal energy has been around for more than 10,000 years but the United States didn’t start putting in energy plants until 1960.
Question 6:
Clean energy was looked at even back in the 1960’s. Geothermal energy has been around for more than 10,000 years but the United States didn’t start putting in energy plants until 1960.
Question 6:
Where was the source of the energy from in 1960?
Kevlar
The DuPont Company has a rich history in creating everyday items throughout the decades. Kevlar was invented in 1965 when a liquid crystalline polymer was formed. The most important form of Kevlar comes in a vest to protect law enforcement from bullet wounds.
The DuPont Company has a rich history in creating everyday items throughout the decades. Kevlar was invented in 1965 when a liquid crystalline polymer was formed. The most important form of Kevlar comes in a vest to protect law enforcement from bullet wounds.
Question 7:
Find 5 other things Kevlar is used in and provide a description.
Laser
Without lasers there would be no CDs to listen to. First proposed by Einstein in 1917, it took many years for this stimulated emission effect to be developed.
Without lasers there would be no CDs to listen to. First proposed by Einstein in 1917, it took many years for this stimulated emission effect to be developed.
Question 8:
What contribution did Gabor give to the history of the laser?
Tape Cassettes
Sony has a deep history with many different products. The use of a magnetic strip was still being utilized for recording information. The cassette tape allowed audible sounds to be heard via the magnetic strip.
Question 9:
Sony has a deep history with many different products. The use of a magnetic strip was still being utilized for recording information. The cassette tape allowed audible sounds to be heard via the magnetic strip.
Question 9:
When did Sony launch their first cassette tape?
Touchtone Telephone
The ability to punch a button to dial the phone came forward in 1963, when AT&T created their first dialing keypad.
The ability to punch a button to dial the phone came forward in 1963, when AT&T created their first dialing keypad.
Question 10:
What was the “bell-boy?” You can find this on a media-player clip when you click on “introduces touchtone service” under 1963.
Facts taken from: http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade60.html
