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Re: [RC] Older - Truman PrevattMany of the improvements had their origin in the 60's.Medical imaging (CAT scan, MRI, etc.) - in fact the whole field of remote sensing that allows us to look where we could not look before. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), or imaging radar, is the grand daddy of all the current imaging technologies. The first concepts for SAR were patented by then Goodyear Aerospace in the late 50's but the first real SAR system was built in the early 60's. The technology developed in SAR led to the exploding field of medical imaging. Satellites - the first one was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957 (close enough) and in fact introduced the dawn of the information age and the space race. The space race in the 60's and 70's produced the technology base that defined our world today. Corona: In 1960 the US government launched the first photographic satellite code covername Corona. While it has only been recently declassified (1995). Corona started an evolution of sensors in space that today, warns us of hurricanes long before they become a threat, monitors our environment, provides planners support for response to natural and man made disasters and explores the far reaches of our universe. The transistor was invented by Bell Labs in the 50's but it took to the mid 60's until the engineers were able make use of it - in reducing the size and power consumption of a portable radio. It was not uncommon in the mid 60's for your worth to be judged by the "number of transistors" in his radio - yep size did matter ;-) . The transistor lead to the whole revolution of semi-conductor electronics, the silicon chip, the computer, the personal computer and the sophisticated payloads that can be put on a satellite.... Civil Rights - In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, delivered a speech in Washington, DC where he proclaimed, "I have a dream..." A dream of equality of the races in this country. It has taken a long time but this dream is truer today than ever before. Truman Sisu West Ranch wrote: "...We're talking about the 60's and 70's ..." -- "The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." Niels Bohr -- Nobel Laureate, Physics =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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