Technology

1960s

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Dr. Bratton, one of the inventors of transistors, uses a black board to…

1960s

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An animated diagram shows the first experiments with an amplifying…

1960s

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The first working transistor made of plastic, germanium and wires. Dr.…

1960s

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A germanium crystal grows in a glowing vat, and is pulled out. CU on a…

1960s

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Names and diagrams from science books layer and move across the screen…

1980s

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An array of computer generated shapes spin around over a black and blue…

1980s

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Footage of a large robotic arm in operation inside a factory. The arm…

1980s

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Footage showing the operation of robotic arms in a factory assembly…

1980s

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Footage of a human arm directing a robotic arm with a small camera…

1970s

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A hand holds a large reel of magnetic computer tape. A woman loads the…

1940s

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A soldier runs out of a missile launcher and then the missile shoots…

1980s

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3-D computer graphics illustrating how the Star Wars program would…