Electronics · Recorded milestone
Microprocessor
Recorded year1971
Intel's 4004 puts a whole CPU on a single chip.
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Led to
- Microprocessor-driven robot armRecorded · 1974enables
- Personal computerRecorded · 1975enables
- Handheld gameRecorded · 1976requires
- Screen-based word processorRecorded · 1976enables
- Swappable game cartridgesRecorded · 1976enables
- Electronic anti-lock brakesRecorded · 1978enables
- Speak & SpellRecorded · 1978requires
- Cellular phone networkRecorded · 1979enables
- Chip design software (EDA)Recorded · 1981enables
- Inverter heat pumpRecorded · 1981enables
- Robotic moving stage lightsRecorded · 1981enables
- Electronic nosesRecorded · 1982requires
- Satellite rescue beaconsRecorded · 1982enables
- Balancing hopping robotRecorded · 1983enables
- Famicom and NES consoleRecorded · 1983enables
- Free software movementRecorded · 1983requires
- Handheld mobile phoneRecorded · 1983enables
- MIDIRecorded · 1983enables
- 3D printingRecorded · 1984requires
- Pocket organiserRecorded · 1984enables
- Graphing calculatorRecorded · 1985enables
- Bread machineRecorded · 1986enables
- DMX512 lighting controlRecorded · 1986enables
- RAID disk arraysRecorded · 1987requires
- Network firewallRecorded · 1988requires
- Convolutional neural netRecorded · 1989requires
- Handheld GPS receiverRecorded · 1989enables
- High-throughput screeningRecorded · 1990requires
- Adaptive opticsRecorded · 1991requires
- Functional MRIRecorded · 1991requires
- Open-source LinuxRecorded · 1991requires
- Preprint serversRecorded · 1991requires
- UnicodeRecorded · 1991requires
- Enterprise resource planningRecorded · 1992requires
- JPEG compressionRecorded · 1992requires
- Milking robotRecorded · 1992enables
- Automated container terminalRecorded · 1993enables
- Pedal-assist e-bikeRecorded · 1993enables
- Satellite radar interferometryRecorded · 1993requires
- Segmented-mirror telescopeRecorded · 1993requires
- Body-fat scaleRecorded · 1994enables
- Force-feedback hapticsRecorded · 1994requires
- Autonomous underwater vehiclesRecorded · 1995enables
- Consumer VR headsetRecorded · 1995requires
- DNA microarrayRecorded · 1995requires
- GPSRecorded · 1995requires
- Planet around a Sun-like starRecorded · 1995requires
- Robot lawn mowerRecorded · 1995requires
- DVD playerRecorded · 1996enables
- Deep Blue beats KasparovRecorded · 1997enables
- Mars roversRecorded · 1997enables
- Mass-market hybrid carRecorded · 1997enables
- Microprocessor kneeRecorded · 1997enables
- Wi-FiRecorded · 1997requires
- Accelerating universeRecorded · 1998requires
- International Space StationRecorded · 1998requires
- Continuous glucose monitorRecorded · 1999requires
- Digital video recorderRecorded · 1999enables
- Graphics processor (GPU)Recorded · 1999enables
- Robot petRecorded · 1999enables
- Bluetooth phone earpieceRecorded · 2000enables
- Robotic surgeryRecorded · 2000requires
- AES encryptionRecorded · 2001requires
- Home robotRecorded · 2001enables
- Robots that build robotsRecorded · 2001requires
- Space laser communicationRecorded · 2001requires
- Computational protein designRecorded · 2003requires
- CubeSat standard satellitesRecorded · 2003enables
- Human genome sequencedRecorded · 2003requires
- Self-balancing scooterRecorded · 2003enables
- High-frequency tradingRecorded · 2005requires
- Next-gen sequencingRecorded · 2005requires
- Sensor-woven everyday clothesRecorded · 2005requires
- Shale fracking boomRecorded · 2005requires
- Super-resolution microscopyRecorded · 2006requires
- Bionic hand with moving fingersRecorded · 2007enables
- Brain-scan evidence debatesRecorded · 2008requires
- Large Hadron ColliderRecorded · 2008requires
- Solid-state drives go mainstreamRecorded · 2008requires
- BlockchainRecorded · 2009requires
- Fibre-optic acoustic sensingRecorded · 2009requires
- Fitness trackerRecorded · 2009requires
- Floating wind turbinesRecorded · 2009requires
- Health-scanning toiletRecorded · 2009requires
- Interfaces that sense emotionRecorded · 2009requires
- Kepler planet hunterRecorded · 2009requires
- Robot scientist AdamRecorded · 2009requires
- Water ice found at lunar polesRecorded · 2009requires
- Body-tracking cameraRecorded · 2010requires
- CyberweaponRecorded · 2010enables
- Robots maintain infrastructureRecorded · 2010requires
- AI recycling robotsRecorded · 2011requires
- Autofocus glassesRecorded · 2011requires
- Home batteryRecorded · 2011requires
- CRISPR gene editingRecorded · 2012requires
- Engineered 3D knittingRecorded · 2012requires
- Higgs boson foundRecorded · 2012requires
- Weather-adaptive buildingsRecorded · 2012requires
- Cryo-electron microscopyRecorded · 2013requires
- Epigenetic ageing clockRecorded · 2013requires
- Lean proof assistantRecorded · 2013requires
- Police body camerasRecorded · 2014requires
- Walking exoskeletonRecorded · 2014requires
- Gravitational waves detectedRecorded · 2015requires
- Plug-in balcony solarRecorded · 2015requires
- Reusable orbital boosterRecorded · 2015requires
- Sight through sound and touchRecorded · 2015requires
- Smart contractsRecorded · 2015requires
- Bionic gamesRecorded · 2016requires
- Focused ultrasound brain therapyRecorded · 2016requires
- Machine-native mathematicsRecorded · 2016requires
- Methane-tracking satellitesRecorded · 2016requires
- Networked quantum sensorsRecorded · 2016requires
- Practical zero-knowledge proofsRecorded · 2016requires
- Surfaces of nearby stars imagedRecorded · 2016requires
- Thought-controlled sportsRecorded · 2016requires
- Chiplet processorsRecorded · 2017enables
- Grid-scale batteriesRecorded · 2017requires
- Home brain-stimulation headsetRecorded · 2017requires
- New human sensesRecorded · 2017requires
- Quantum-secured internetRecorded · 2017requires
- Satellite quantum key exchangeRecorded · 2017requires
- Body-area networksRecorded · 2018requires
- Holographic displaysRecorded · 2018requires
- Moving 3D map of the Milky WayRecorded · 2018requires
- Retinal projection displaysRecorded · 2018requires
- Black-hole imageRecorded · 2019requires
- EUV lithographyRecorded · 2019requires
- Home clothes makerRecorded · 2019requires
- Hypersonic glide vehicleRecorded · 2019requires
- Lunar archive of humanityRecorded · 2019requires
- Quantum supremacy demoRecorded · 2019requires
- Kitchen wall farmRecorded · 2020requires
- LEO satellite internetRecorded · 2020requires
- Closed-loop brain therapyRecorded · 2021requires
- Holographic callsRecorded · 2021requires
- James Webb Space TelescopeRecorded · 2021requires
- Fusion ignitionRecorded · 2022requires
- Quantum underground mappingRecorded · 2022requires
- Star-core plasma on demandRecorded · 2022requires
- Optical interplanetary linksRecorded · 2023requires
- Cars that power the gridRecorded · 2024requires
- Digital product passportsRecorded · 2024requires
- Eye-and-hand computingRecorded · 2024requires
- Flavour-changing cutleryRecorded · 2024requires
- Gravity storageRecorded · 2024requires
- Heat-assisted hard drivesRecorded · 2024requires
- Nerve-controlled bionic legRecorded · 2024enables
- Post-quantum encryption standardsRecorded · 2024requires
- Sodium-ion grid storageRecorded · 2024requires
- Whole fly-brain connectomeRecorded · 2024requires
- Appliances with built-in batteriesRecorded · 2025requires
- Laser air defenceRecorded · 2025requires
- MicroLED displaysRecorded · 2025requires
- Quantum navigation sensorsRecorded · 2025requires
- Crewed flight around the MoonRecorded · 2026requires
- Tokamak breakeven (Q > 1)Forecast · ~2028requires
- Extremely Large TelescopesForecast · ~2029requires
- Holographic live eventsForecast · ~2029requires
- Air sensed molecule by moleculeForecast · ~2030requires
- Error-corrected quantum computerForecast · ~2030requires
- Holographic video wallsForecast · ~2030requires
- Hyperspectral phone camerasForecast · ~2030requires
- Permanent artificial heartForecast · ~2030enables
- Quiet supersonic airlinerForecast · ~2030requires
- Smell and taste in mediaForecast · ~2030requires
- Touchable hologramsForecast · ~2030requires
- Electric regional aircraftForecast · ~2031requires
- Guided dreamingForecast · ~2032requires
- Personal sound bubblesForecast · ~2032requires
- Lunar communication gridForecast · ~2033requires
- Full-hand haptic glovesForecast · ~2035requires
- Noise-cancelling windowsForecast · ~2035requires
- Rooms that shape soundForecast · ~2035requires
- Thousands of logical qubitsForecast · ~2035requires
- Ultrasound-opened brain drug deliveryForecast · ~2035requires
- Continental supergridForecast · ~2036requires
- Quantum chemistry advantageForecast · ~2037requires
- Superconducting maglev lineForecast · ~2038requires
- Moon's interior mappedForecast · ~2040requires
- Solar-system-scale experimentsForecast · ~2040requires
- Biosignature detectedForecast · ~2042requires
- Quantum internet backboneForecast · ~2042requires
- Quantum materials by designForecast · ~2042requires
- Million-qubit quantum computersForecast · ~2043requires
- Earth's heat budget measuredForecast · ~2045requires
- Everyday quantum cloudForecast · ~2045requires
- Real-time map of Earth's interiorForecast · ~2045requires
- Depression treatable for almost allForecast · ~2046requires
- Post-quantum migration completeForecast · ~2046requires
- Next-generation colliderForecast · ~2048requires
- Atomic imaging of living cellsForecast · ~2050requires
- Census of nearby habitable worldsForecast · ~2050requires
- Hydrogen airlinersForecast · ~2052requires
- Chronic pain switched offForecast · ~2056requires
- Quantum camerasForecast · ~2056requires
- Quantum memory banksForecast · ~2057requires
- Dark matter identifiedForecast · ~2058requires
- Holographic roomsForecast · ~2058requires
- Jet-lag reset bandForecast · ~2058requires
- Quantum-limited measurementForecast · ~2058requires
- Hearing loss eliminatedForecast · ~2060requires
- Axions caught or ruled outForecast · ~2063requires
- Fusion power fleetsForecast · ~2064requires
- Dark-matter telescopesForecast · ~2065requires
- Geomagnetic field forecastingForecast · ~2066requires
- Fusion-powered shipsForecast · ~2068requires
- Neutrino communicationForecast · ~2070requires
- Quantum teleportation networksForecast · ~2070requires
- Consumer quantum devicesForecast · ~2072requires
- Smell cameraForecast · ~2073requires
- Billion-qubit quantum computersForecast · ~2074requires
- Quantum moneyForecast · ~2074requires
- Compact fusion enginesForecast · ~2075requires
- Near-free clean electricityForecast · ~2080requires
- Neutrino imaging of Sun and EarthForecast · ~2083requires
- Pills mostly obsoleteForecast · ~2090requires
- Quantum internet in every homeForecast · ~2092requires
- Interplanetary quantum keysForecast · ~2093requires
- Probe toward Earth's coreForecast · ~2095requires
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.