Genesis Decade #3 (1970 – 1979)
The 1970s
Microprocessor Revolution & Personal Electronics Dawn — The birth of home computing and digital synthesis.
The 1970s Full Decade Collection
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10-Year Epoch Matrix (1970 – 1979)
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1970
365 Days
Unix Epoch Time Start.
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1971
365 Days
Salyut 1 Space Station Launched.
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1972
366 Days
Atari Pong Released.
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1973
365 Days
First Handheld Cell Call.
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1974
365 Days
First Barcode Scan.
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1975
365 Days
Microsoft Founded.
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1976
366 Days
Apple Computer Company Founded.
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1977
365 Days
Voyager 2 Probe Launch.
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1978
365 Days
First BBS System Online.
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1979
365 Days
The Year 1979 Temporal Registry.
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Top 1970s Historic Landmarks
Curated moments from the 1970s Genesis Decade
✦ Unix Epoch Time Start
Unix Epoch Time Start
The Unix Epoch represents the default system timestamp coordinate (time zero) used in computing systems worldwide.
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✦ Apollo 13 Mission Launch
Apollo 13 Mission Launch
The NASA crewed lunar mission Apollo 13 launches. An oxygen tank explosion days later forces a dramatic return orbit.
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✦ Salyut 1 Space Station Launched
Salyut 1 Space Station Launched
The Soviet Union launches Salyut 1, the first space station placed into Earth orbit, beginning the era of long-duration orbital habitation.
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✦ Intel 4004 Microprocessor Released
Intel 4004 Microprocessor Released
Intel commercially announces the 4004, the first complete single-chip central processing unit available on the open market.
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✦ Atari Pong Released
Atari Pong Released
Atari commercially releases Pong, the first widely successful coin-operated arcade video game, launching the modern video game industry.
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✦ Blue Marble Photograph Taken
Blue Marble Photograph Taken
The crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft captures the iconic 'Blue Marble' image of Earth, the last crewed mission to travel beyond low Earth orbit.
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