1970 ⟶ Invention of the Pocket Calculator

The pocket calculator is invented.
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⏱️ Quartz Clock Invention

The quartz clock is invented by Warren Marrison and J.W. Horton at Bell Telephone Laboratories.⟶
Quartz Clock Invention (1927)
TimekeepingPrecisionElectronics
United StatesUnited States

🧮 Invention of the Pocket Calculator

The pocket calculator is invented.⟶
Invention of the Pocket Calculator (1970)
ElectronicsComputingMathematicsConsumer Goods
United StatesUnited StatesJapanJapan

💻 Intel Releases the First Microprocessor

November 15: Intel releases the world's first microprocessor, the Intel 4004.⟶
Intel Releases the First Microprocessor (1971)
Computer RevolutionComputingElectronics
United StatesUnited States

🔋 Invention of the Lithium-Ion Battery

The lithium-ion battery is invented by M. Stanley Whittingham, and further developed in the 1980s and 1990s by John B. Goodenough, Rachid Yazami and Akira Yoshino. It has impacted modern consumer electronics and electric vehicles.⟶
Invention of the Lithium-Ion Battery (1974)
Consumer ElectronicsElectric Vehicles
United KingdomUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited StatesJapanJapan

💻 Epson HX-20: The First Laptop Computer Released

The first laptop computer is launched, the 8/16-bit Epson HX-20.⟶
Epson HX-20: The First Laptop Computer Released (1982)
ComputersElectronics
JapanJapan

🕹️ Nintendo Releases the Wii Video Game Console

Nintendo launches the Wii.⟶
Nintendo Releases the Wii Video Game Console (2006)
Video GamesEntertainmentGaming Industry
JapanJapanUnited StatesUnited States