41 events with tag "commercial"
1642
ID: 4460
Blaise Pascal invents Pascaline - mechanical calculator using gears and wheels, builds 50 units for sale
ID: 4460
1820
ID: 4463
Charles Xavier Thomas patents Arithmometer - first commercially successful mechanical calculator, 1,500 sold by 1878
ID: 4463
1837
ID: 810
First commercial telegraph patents filed
ID: 810
1844
ID: 848
Vulcanized rubber products first sold commercially by Charles Goodyear
ID: 848
1846
ID: 862
Nitrocellulose begins commercial production for explosives and later plastics
ID: 862
1857
ID: 911
Perkin's mauveine dye first sold commercially, launching synthetic dye industry
ID: 911
1863
ID: 943
Alexander Parkes produces celluloid precursors commercially as Parkesine
ID: 943
1880
ID: 1029
Commercial production of synthetic alizarin begins, replacing natural madder root
ID: 1029
1883
ID: 1047
Bayer begins producing synthetic indigo commercially from its base in German Empire
ID: 1047
1886
ID: 1075
Hall and Heroult simultaneously develop electrolytic process for aluminum production
ID: 1075
1888
ID: 1083
Commercial aluminum production begins using Hall-Heroult process
ID: 1083
1899
ID: 1143
Aspirin first sold commercially by Bayer
ID: 1143
1910
ID: 1194
Bakelite first sold commercially, launching the age of synthetic plastics
ID: 1194
1912
ID: 4473
Monroe Calculating Machine Company founded - becomes major American calculator manufacturer
ID: 4473
1920
ID: 1289
First commercial radio station (KDKA) begins broadcasting
ID: 1289
1930
ID: 1380
Polystyrene first produced commercially by IG Farben
ID: 1380
1933
ID: 1412
Polyethylene first produced commercially by ICI (initially as a laboratory curiosity)
ID: 1412
1938
ID: 1472
Nylon stockings first sold commercially by DuPont
ID: 1472
1950
ID: 5788
Red Delicious dominates American market - bred for appearance not taste, represents triumph of marketing over flavor
ID: 5788
1951
ID: 1659
DuPont introduces Dacron polyester fiber commercially
ID: 1659
1955
ID: 1702
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) first produced commercially using Ziegler catalysts
ID: 1702
1955
ID: 4304
Bell Labs completes TRADIC - first fully transistorized computer for Air Force
ID: 4304
1956
ID: 1716
Non-stick cookware using Teflon coating first sold commercially
ID: 1716
1957
ID: 1729
Polypropylene first produced commercially by Montecatini using Ziegler-Natta catalysts
ID: 1729
1959
ID: 1756
Spandex (Lycra) first produced commercially by DuPont
ID: 1756
1960
ID: 1762
The first birth control pill becomes commercially available
ID: 1762
1960
ID: 4313
CDC delivers 1604 designed by Seymour Cray - first commercially successful fully transistorized computer
ID: 4313
1964
ID: 1810
Nomex fire-resistant fiber first produced commercially by DuPont
ID: 1810
1965
ID: 1819
First commercial communications satellite
ID: 1819
1969
ID: 1864
Oriented strand board (OSB) begins commercial production as alternative to plywood
ID: 1864
1971
ID: 1891
Kevlar first sold commercially by DuPont for tire reinforcement
ID: 1891
1978
ID: 1958
Spray foam insulation (polyurethane) becomes commercially available for buildings
ID: 1958
1979
ID: 1969
First commercial cellular network launched in Japan
ID: 1969
1982
ID: 2006
Compact discs first sold commercially, showcasing advanced optical materials
ID: 2006
1983
ID: 2011
First commercial cellular network in US (AMPS)
ID: 2011
1983
ID: 4354
January 1983
Apple introduces Lisa - first personal computer with GUI and mouse sold to public, $9,995
ID: 4354
1987
ID: 2051
Low-E (low-emissivity) glass coatings become commercially available for windows
ID: 2051
1993
ID: 2110
Insulating concrete forms (ICF) become commercially available for construction
ID: 2110
1995
ID: 2127
Internet becomes commercial using mathematical routing algorithms
ID: 2127
2019
ID: 3320
5G networks begin commercial deployment in multiple countries
ID: 3320
2022
ID: 3373
3D-printed concrete structures become commercially viable for construction
ID: 3373