American Decades

Important Events in Science and Technology, 1960–1969

The first American use of geothermal power begins near San Francisco, employing steam under high pressure to produce electricity.
The meter is redefined according to a wavelength in the spectrum of the gas krypton.
On January 2, after studying a meteorite that had fallen in North Dakota in 1919, Dr. John H. Reynolds of the University of California estimates the age of the solar system to be 4.95 billion years.
On January 12, General Electric introduces a thermoplastic tape capable of recording video and audio signals simultaneously.
On January 23, the bathyscaphe Trieste plunges to the deepest part of Pacific Ocean, almost seven miles deep.
In February, the U.S. Navy launches the USS George Washington, which carries sixteen Polaris missiles. The first nuclear submarine to carry nuclear warheads, it is able to attack anywhere at any time from an undetected...

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