In this collection
8 patentsUS 1219881 · 1917 · Hookless Fastener Co
The Zipper — The Fastener That Replaced a Thousand Buttons
US 2569347 · 1951 · Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc
The Transistor — The Invention That Made the Digital Age Possible
US 2717437 · 1955 · Velcro SA
Velcro — The Hook-and-Loop Fastener Inspired by a Burr
US 2780765 · 1957 · Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc
The First Solar Cell That Could Actually Power Something
US 3005282 · 1961 · Interlego AG
How LEGO Bricks Connect and Stay Together
US 3138743 · 1964 · Texas Instruments Inc
The Integrated Circuit — Putting the Whole Transistor Radio on One Chip
US 3387286 · 1968 · International Business Machines Corp
DRAM — The Memory in Every Computer, Phone, and Server
US 3541541 · 1970 · Stanford Research Institute