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The year 1951 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. Biology
1951 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1951st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 951st year of ...
A UNIVAC I at the United States Census Bureau in 1951 UNIVAC I operator's console UNIVAC I at Franklin Life Insurance Company. The UNIVAC I (Universal Automatic Computer I) was the first general-purpose electronic digital computer design for business application produced in the United States.
1951: Magic 8-Ball. This toy is a fortune teller's dream come true! The Magic 8-ball was developed in 1950 and manufactured by Mattel. ... The toys made a revival in 2010 after a new line of ...
1951 LEO I 'Lyons Electronic Office' [1] was the commercial development of EDSAC computing platform, supported by British firm J. Lyons and Co. 1953 DYSEAC - an early machine capable of distributing computing; 1955 General Motors Operating System made for IBM 701 [2] MIT's Tape Director operating system made for UNIVAC 1103 [3] [4] 1956
Computer-related introductions in 1951 (4 C, 10 P) V. Vehicles introduced in 1951 (4 C, 15 P) 1951 video games (1 P) Pages in category "Products introduced in 1951"
Sep 1951: UK The oldest known recordings of computer generated music were played by the Ferranti Mark 1 computer. The Mark 1 is a commercial version of the Manchester Mark 1 machine from the University of Manchester. The music program was written by Christopher Strachey. 1951: US EDVAC (electronic discrete variable computer). The first computer ...
In May 1981, William A. Brastad was awarded a patent for a product he invented three years earlier. His invention, the microwave popcorn bag, incorporated kernels, butter, and spices in a folded ...