1976	The ink-jet printer invented.
1977	Magnetic resonance imaging invented by Raymond V. Damadian.
1978	Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston invented the VisiCalc spreadsheet. The artificial heart Jarvik-7 invented by Robert K. Jarvik.
1979	Cellular phones invented. Cray supercomputer invented by Seymour Cray. Walkman invented. Scott Olson invents roller blades.
1980	The hepatitis-B vaccine invented.
1981	MS-DOS invented. The first IBM-PC invented. The scanning tunneling microscope invented by Gerd Karl Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer.
1982	Human growth hormone genetically engineered.
1983	The Apple Lisa invented. Soft bifocal contact lens invented. First Cabbage Patch Kids sold. Programmer Jaron Lanier first coins the term "virtual reality".
1984	The CD-ROM invented. The Apple Macintosh invented.
1985	Windows program invented by Microsoft.
1986	A high-temperature super-conductor invented by J. Georg Bednorz and Karl A. Muller. Synthetic skin invented by G. Gregory Gallico, III. Fuji introduced the disposable camera.
1987	The first 3-D video game invented. Disposable contact lenses invented.
1988	Digital cellular phones invented. The RU-486 (abortion pill) invented. Doppler radar invented by Christian Andreas Doppler. Prozac® invented at the Eli Lilly Company by inventor Ray Fuller. The first patent for a genetically engineered animal is issued to Harvard University researchers Philip Leder and Timothy Stewart. Ralph Alessio and Fredrik Olsen received a patent for the Indiglo ® nightlight. The bluish green light is used to illuminate the entire face of a watch.
1989	High-definition television invented.
1990	The World Wide Web/Internet protocol (HTTP) and WWW language (HTML) created by Tim Berners-Lee.
1991	The digital answering machine invented.
1992	The smart pill invented.
1993	The pentium processor invented.
1994	HIV protease inhibitor invented.
1995	The Java computer language invented. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) invented.
1996	Web TV invented.
1997	The gas-powered fuel cell invented.
1998	Viagra® invented.
1999	Scientists measure the fastest wind speed ever recorded on earth, 509 km/h(318 mph). Tekno Bubbles patented.