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This decade is best remembered for disco and Watergate. But the inventions in the 1970s mark the beginning of the digital age to come. Featured inventions include: cell phones, the bomb disposal robot Post It Note, hybrid cars, and digital cameras.
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Runtime: 42 minutes 53 seconds
- Topic: Business, History, Science
- Subtopic: Industry, Inventions, World History - 1946-1999
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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- Release Year: 2009
- Producer/Distributor: New Dimension Media/Questar
- Series: Inventions That Shook The World
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