![]() DNA decoders: Polymerase chain reaction technique for DNA analysis is developed by Kary Mullis, who won a Nobel Prize in 1993 for the discovery. Such work helped lead the way to evolutionary development ("evo-devo") studies that shed light on how different species are interrelated.Ģ8. ![]() Evo-devo: Researchers at the University of Basel and Indiana University independently discover homeobox DNA sequences within genes, which regulate patterns of development in a wide spectrum of organisms. The discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus marked the beginning of a continuing effort to develop treatments for a disease that was at the time seen as a death sentence.Ģ7. HIV identified: French doctors isolate the virus that causes AIDS. Subsequent observations supported inflation as the leading explanation for what happened immediately after the universe's origin to create the seeds of cosmic structure.Ģ6. Cosmic inflation: Inflationary big bang theory is put forward by Alan Guth to explain seeming contradictions in the scientific model for the universe's creation. Cosmic impacts as well as the effects of climate change have come to be seen as the primary factors behind ancient die-offs.Ģ5. The hypothesis provided a focus for further scientific study into the causes of great extinctions. Killer asteroid: Luis and Walter Alvarez propose that a cosmic impact was responsible for the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction that killed off the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. The infectious disease killed untold millions over the course of centuries, and its eradication through widespread vaccination was a crowning achievement in public health.Ģ4. Farewell to smallpox: The World Health Organization announces that smallpox has disappeared worldwide. Today there's far more computing power packed inside your typical cell phone (which first came to market in 1984, by some accounts).Īm I really remembering all this right? Set me straight or share your own tech tall tale in the comment section below.Ģ3. To program the darn thing, you had to type in lines of code, oh so carefully, then hit the "record" button on a cassette tape recorder to store the program. It was an Atari 800, which I actually used at the newspaper where I worked to tabulate the votes in an Oscar poll. Feel free to let us know what we're missing, what we're putting too much emphasis on - and what you remember about the technological tenor of the times.įor example, I'll always remember buying my first "computer" in the early 1980s. Doing a beta test on the timeline is what this exercise is all about. You won't find the shuttle's first flight or the PC's debut on this list, and maybe they should be there. There is a built-in mic to record messages and also a LED Bluetooth connection indicator.Today we highlight 10 scientific sagas from the decade, selected for a timeline that marks the 50th birthday of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. Measuring 118mm x 84mm x 33.5mm, it weighs about 152g without batteries. Whether you are alone at home or strolling in a shopping mall, you can now listen to songs from your favorite cassette tape on Bluetooth headphones.įrom color selection to transparent cover and classic back clip, this is designed after the portable cassette player of the yesteryears. ![]() Powered by two AA batteries, it is touted the world’s first cassette player with Bluetooth 5.0 that not only supports traditional 3.5mm headphone jack but can also connect with Bluetooth 5.0 headphones or speakers. Without the limitation of wires, IT’s OK lets one roam about freely flaunting the cassette player with pair of Bluetooth headphones. NINM Lab is crowdfunding IT’S OK Bluetooth 5.0 cassette player that adds a new perspective to the romanticism of cassette player. Marrying the love of cassettes player with the technology of today, NINM LAb has conceived Bluetooth-enabled cassette player you can carry around to display the nostalgic intent. Ask those kids from 1980s what was the best source of music for them and in unison they’ll call – the cassettes! Ask the ’90s kids the same and they’d say it was the portable cassette player.
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