Author: SRI International
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Sonar and sea mammals
First laboratory in North America devoted to studying the behavior and physiology of sea mammals.
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Liquid crystal display
LCDs have changed the way people view information on a screen.
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Dish radio antenna
We invented satellite slang and spacecraft speak.
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Optical video disk
Optical recording paves the way for first video disk recording/playback system.
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Airline reservation system
From 1962 to 1964, SRI led development of a real-time communications system for the Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) to process passenger reservations and check-in.
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TIROS 1 weather satellite
The world’s first space-based meteorology satellite.
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All-magnetic logic computer
Virtually indestructible computer circuitry.
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Cancer research
SRI enters the ranks searching for possible anticancer agents–work that continues today.
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Color television
RCA Laboratories (now part of SRI) brings television to full-color life.
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Electrostatic discharge rods
Innovative rods help protect aircraft from potentially dangerous levels of static electricity.
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Disneyland
How Mickey Mouse found the location for his first house.
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Banking automation: ERMA
Easier money counting led to easier money making.