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Greatest invention of the 50's
First credit card (Diners Club) 1950
Super Glue 1951
Power Steering 1951
Videotape Recorder (VTR) 1951
Hydrogen Bomb 1952
Radial Tires 1953
The first musical synthesizer 1953
Black box - flight recorder 1953
Transistor radio by Texas Instruments 1953
Oral contraceptives 1954
Solar Cell 1954
Tetracycline 1954
Optic fiber 1954
Hovercraft 1956
"Mistake Out," later renamed Liquid Paper 1956
Fortran (computer language) 1957
Modem 1958
Laser 1958
Hula Hoop 1958
Integrated circuit 1958
Internal Pacemaker 1959
Barbie Doll 1959
The Microchip 1959
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From the 50's, what do you think was the greatest invention... and if it's not in the poll, vote for 'other' and tell us what you think.


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WOW. I'll have to think on this--it's really a tough choice!


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What the heck.. I went with the modem, because it brought us communication all over the world! And, we're all addicted to the internet.


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I went with Hydrogen bomb, as it helped us win the cold war and smoke those communist Ruskies.
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I decided on the laser, because it is used in so many things and is really useful. Plus, if not for the laser, many evil death machines used by villains in the attempt to kill superheros would not exist.

The other inventions that I considered for best were modem, solar cell, hovercraft, internal pacemaker, black box, and microchip.


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I went with Hydrogen bomb, as it helped us win the cold war and smoke those communist Ruskies.


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Hula Hoop -
keeps little girls busy for hours and they leave you alone unless they fall and start crying.


Neat little web-based game

Nice little web-base game of Vampire VS Werewolf




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The discovery of the vaccine for poliomyelitis.

I think that was probably a good thing


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