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- The 1960s (pronounced "nineteen-sixties", shortened to the " '60s " or the " Sixties ") was a decade that began on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969.
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May 25, 2010 · The 1960s started off as the dawn of a golden age to most Americans. On January 20, 1961, the handsome and charismatic John F. Kennedy became president of the United States.
- Invention: Weather Satellite. – Date of Invention: 1960. – Inventor: NASA. This was the era of space exploration and technological innovation when people could finally imagine how life would look in the future.
- Invention: Bubble Wrap. – Date of Invention: 1960. – Inventors: Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes. Another invention from this time period was bubble wrap; a material that is used in packaging today to protect fragile items, like electronic equipment, during shipping or storage.
- Invention: A light-emitting diode (LED) – Date of Invention: Nick Holonyak Jr. Back then. – Inventor: John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz. LEDs (light emitting diodes) were invented by Nick Holonyak, Jr., who is also known for inventing the first visible-spectrum LED in 1962.
- Invention: BASIC (Programming Language) – Date of Invention: 1963. – Inventor: The BASIC programming language was invented in 1963. BASIC stands for Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, and it is designed to be easy for beginners to learn and use.
1960 – The first working laser was demonstrated in May by Theodore Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories. 1960 – Tony Hoare announces the Quicksort algorithm, the most common sorter on computers. 1961 – Unimate, the first industrial robot, was introduced. 1962 – First transatlantic satellite broadcast via the Telstar satellite.
Home. The 1960s: A Decade of Promise and Heartbreak. The 1960s contained hope and failure, innocence and cynicism. By Kenneth T. Walsh. |. March 9, 2010, at 4:00 p.m. It was a decade of...
Nov 17, 2011 · Today, we tell about life in the United States during the nineteen sixties. (MUSIC) The nineteen sixties began with the election of the first president born in the twentieth century -- John ...
Apr 6, 2024 · April 6, 2024. Society, Culture, Technology. The 1960s was a dynamic decade marked by groundbreaking developments shaping the future in innumerable ways.
