TestMilestones

From ETHW

 Year of AchievementDate DedicatedIEEE RegionsIEEE SectionDedication #GeoLoc
16-bit Monolithic DAC, 198119816 December 20105
6
Dallas
Tucson
107
16-bit Monolithic DAC, 198132° 13' 1.67" N, 110° 52' 40.33" W
20-inch Diameter Photomultiplier Tubes, 1979 - 198719795 November 201410Nagoya147
20-inch Diameter Photomultiplier Tubes, 1979 - 198734° 48' 51.88" N, 137° 50' 14.15" E
Active Shielding of Superconducting Magnets, 1984-1989198416 June 20228United Kingdom and Ireland224
Active Shielding of Superconducting Magnets, 1984-198951° 46' 40.36" N, 1° 21' 49.91" W
Adams Hydroelectric Generating Plant, 1895189521 June 19901Buffalo17
Adams Hydroelectric Generating Plant, 189543° 4' 54.42" N, 79° 2' 34.61" W
Alexanderson Radio Alternator, 1904190420 February 19921Schenectady22
Alexanderson Radio Alternator, 190442° 48' 35.82" N, 73° 57' 5.58" W
Alouette-ISIS Satellite Program, 196219621 May 19937Ottawa23
Alouette-ISIS Satellite Program, 196245° 20' 41.75" N, 75° 52' 58.41" W
Alternating-Current Electrification of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 1907190722 May 19821Connecticut3
Alternating-Current Electrification of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 190741° 1' 48.69" N, 73° 35' 55.82" W
Alternating Current Electrification, 188618862 October 20041Berkshire51
Alternating Current Electrification, 188642° 11' 54.39" N, 73° 21' 40.35" W
Alvin Deep-Sea Research Submersible, 1965-1984196421 October 20221Providence230
Alvin Deep-Sea Research Submersible, 1965-198441° 31' 30.00" N, 70° 40' 18.12" W
American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII, 1963196319 May 20161New Jersey Coast163
American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII, 196340° 23' 50.48" N, 74° 8' 15.71" W
Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, 189118911 July 19885Pikes Peak14
Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, 189137° 51' 55.80" N, 107° 52' 54.06" W
Amorphous Silicon Thin Film Field-Effect Transistor Switches for Liquid Crystal Displays, 197919795 April 20188United Kingdom and Ireland187
Amorphous Silicon Thin Film Field-Effect Transistor Switches for Liquid Crystal Displays, 197956° 27' 29.68" N, 2° 58' 55.71" W
Ampex Videotape Recorder, 1956195610 June 20166Santa Clara Valley165
Ampex Videotape Recorder, 195637° 26' 30.78" N, 122° 8' 34.87" W
Apollo 11 Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment (LURE), 196919691 August 20196Santa Clara Valley197
Apollo 11 Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment (LURE), 196937° 20' 28.82" N, 121° 38' 50.28" W
Apollo Guidance Computer, 1962-1972196213 December 20111Boston118
Apollo Guidance Computer, 1962-197242° 21' 53.43" N, 71° 5' 27.02" W
Atanasoff-Berry Computer, 193919391 April 19904Central Iowa18
Atanasoff-Berry Computer, 193942° 1' 26.40" N, 93° 38' 21.12" W
Atlas Computer and the Invention of Virtual Memory, 1957-1962195721 June 20228United Kingdom and Ireland226
Atlas Computer and the Invention of Virtual Memory, 1957-196253° 27' 57.78" N, 2° 13' 50.31" W
BASIC Computer Language, 1964196422 February 20211New Hampshire213
BASIC Computer Language, 196443° 42' 9.60" N, 72° 17' 23.44" W
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., 1925-1983192518 December 20141North Jersey151
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., 1925-198340° 41' 3.75" N, 74° 24' 5.86" W
Benjamin Franklin's work in London, 1757-1775175731 March 20038United Kingdom and Ireland47
Benjamin Franklin's work in London, 1757-177551° 30' 26.96" N, 0° 7' 29.64" W
Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893189312 April 201410Kansai138
Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893#GS Yuasa International Ltd., Kyoto Head Office, Global Technical Head Quarters34° 58' 39.84" N, 135° 43' 23.98" E
Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893#GS Yuasa International Ltd., Tokyo Head Office35° 39' 26.65" N, 139° 45' 9.05" E
Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893#Panasonic Corporation, Automotive and Industrial Systems Company Head Office34° 44' 21.19" N, 135° 34' 21.60" E
Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893#Panasonic Corporation, Energy Device Business Division Head Office34° 43' 39.51" N, 135° 34' 0.42" E
Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893#Panasonic Corporation, Portable Rechargeable Battery Business Group Head Office34° 20' 37.73" N, 134° 51' 38.42" E
Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 189334° 58' 51.93" N, 135° 43' 41.00" E
Birthplace of Silicon Valley, 1956195615 August 20186Santa Clara Valley188
Birthplace of Silicon Valley, 195637° 24' 17.55" N, 122° 6' 39.08" W
Birthplace of the Bar Code, 1948194822 October 20122Philadelphia130
Birthplace of the Bar Code, 194839° 57' 17.72" N, 75° 11' 10.83" W
Birthplace of the Internet, 1969196929 October 20096Coastal Los Angeles96
Birthplace of the Internet, 196934° 4' 15.74" N, 118° 26' 28.17" W
Book “Experiments and Observations on Electricity” by Benjamin Franklin, 175117517 August 20092Philadelphia87
Book “Experiments and Observations on Electricity” by Benjamin Franklin, 1751#American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia, PA.39° 56' 55.86" N, 75° 8' 51.44" W
Budapest Metroline No.1., 1896189620 October 20228Hungary229
Budapest Metroline No.1., 189647° 29' 53.02" N, 19° 3' 8.32" E
CERN Experimental Instrumentation, 1968196826 September 20058France63
CERN Experimental Instrumentation, 196846° 13' 42.39" N, 6° 4' 19.98" E
Calcutta Electric Supply Corp, 1899189918 December 202110Kolkata221
Calcutta Electric Supply Corp, 189922° 33' 41.81" N, 88° 22' 0.27" E
Callan's Pioneering Contributions to Electrical Science and Technology, 183618365 September 20068United Kingdom and Ireland66
Callan's Pioneering Contributions to Electrical Science and Technology, 183653° 22' 54.19" N, 6° 35' 25.54" W
Chivilingo Hydroelectric Plant, 1897189724 October 20019Chile36
Chivilingo Hydroelectric Plant, 189737° 5' 25.85" S, 73° 9' 34.83" W
Code-breaking at Bletchley Park during World War II, 1939-194519391 April 20038United Kingdom and Ireland49
Code-breaking at Bletchley Park during World War II, 1939-194552° 0' 21.08" N, 0° 43' 39.90" W
Commercialization and Industrialization of Photovoltaic Cells, 195919599 April 201010Kansai99
Commercialization and Industrialization of Photovoltaic Cells, 195934° 28' 32.66" N, 135° 44' 29.43" E
Commercialization of Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors with Nickel Electrodes, 198219828 March 202410Kansai248
Commercialization of Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors with Nickel Electrodes, 198234° 55' 26.04" N, 135° 42' 6.84" E
Compact Disc Audio Player, 197919796 March 20098Benelux83
Compact Disc Audio Player, 197951° 24' 54.77" N, 5° 27' 25.61" E
County Kerry Transatlantic Cable Stations, 1866186613 July 20008United Kingdom and Ireland32
County Kerry Transatlantic Cable Stations, 186651° 53' 33.17" N, 10° 23' 21.14" W
Czochralski Process, 1916191614 November 20198Germany
Poland
205
Czochralski Process, 191652° 59' 29.63" N, 17° 29' 14.56" E
Czochralski Process, 191652° 29' 35.65" N, 13° 31' 31.64" E
Czochralski Process, 191652° 13' 13.87" N, 21° 0' 37.29" E
DIALOG Online Search System, 1966196623 May 20196Santa Clara Valley195
DIALOG Online Search System, 1966#Computer History Museum, 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 9404337° 24' 51.37" N, 122° 4' 38.64" W
DIALOG Online Search System, 1966#Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (formerly Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory, Bldg. 201), 3251 Hanover St., Bldg. 245, Palo Alto, CA 94304-121537° 24' 40.36" N, 122° 8' 35.69" W
Dadda's Multiplier, 1965196526 September 20168Italy170
Dadda's Multiplier, 196545° 28' 43.18" N, 9° 13' 57.17" E
Decew Falls Hydro-Electric Plant, 189818982 May 20047Hamilton53
Decew Falls Hydro-Electric Plant, 189843° 6' 58.81" N, 79° 14' 55.21" W
Deep Space Station 43, 1972-198719726 March 202410Australian Capital Territory247
Deep Space Station 43, 1972-198735° 24' 9.37" S, 148° 58' 50.26" E
Demonstration of Practical Telegraphy, 183818387 May 19881North Jersey13
Demonstration of Practical Telegraphy, 183840° 48' 43.20" N, 74° 28' 52.32" W
Demonstration of the ALOHA Packet Radio Data Network, 1971197113 October 20206Hawaii207
Demonstration of the ALOHA Packet Radio Data Network, 197121° 17' 48.52" N, 157° 48' 59.65" W
Detection of Radar Signals Reflected from the Moon, 1946194617 May 20191New Jersey Coast194
Detection of Radar Signals Reflected from the Moon, 194640° 11' 5.50" N, 74° 3' 23.47" W
Development of 193-nm Projection Photolithography, 1984-199619842 February 20241Boston245
Development of 193-nm Projection Photolithography, 1984-199642° 27' 32.62" N, 71° 16' 1.19" W
Development of CDMA for Cellular Communications, 198919897 November 20176San Diego183
Development of CDMA for Cellular Communications, 198932° 53' 42.53" N, 117° 11' 51.83" W
Development of Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques, 1965-1978196524 March 20236Utah232
Development of Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques, 1965-197840° 46' 7.87" N, 111° 50' 46.00" W
Development of Electronic Television, 1924-1941192412 November 200910Nagoya85
Development of Electronic Television, 1924-194134° 43' 31.15" N, 137° 43' 2.95" E
Development of Ferrite Materials and Their Applications, 1930-1945193013 October 200910Tokyo88
Development of Ferrite Materials and Their Applications, 1930-194535° 36' 24.07" N, 139° 41' 5.24" E
Development of Information Theory, 1939-1967193917 May 20161Boston162
Development of Information Theory, 1939-196742° 21' 42.06" N, 71° 5' 26.02" W
Development of VHS, a World Standard for Home Video Recording, 1976197611 October 200610Tokyo72
Development of VHS, a World Standard for Home Video Recording, 197635° 13' 28.26" N, 139° 42' 21.87" E
Development of the HP-35, the First Handheld Scientific Calculator, 1972197214 April 20096Santa Clara Valley82
Development of the HP-35, the First Handheld Scientific Calculator, 197237° 24' 42.48" N, 122° 8' 52.08" W
Directive Short Wave Antenna, 1924192417 June 199510Sendai26
Directive Short Wave Antenna, 192438° 16' 17.86" N, 140° 51' 32.82" E
Discovery of Radioconduction by Edouard Branly, 1890189023 September 20108France102
Discovery of Radioconduction by Edouard Branly, 189048° 50' 56.46" N, 2° 19' 46.85" E
Discovery of Superconductivity, 191119118 April 20118Benelux112
Discovery of Superconductivity, 191152° 9' 21.82" N, 4° 29' 25.79" E
Early Developments in Remote-Control, 1901190115 March 20078Spain73
Early Developments in Remote-Control, 190140° 26' 48.59" N, 3° 43' 53.67" W
Eel River High Voltage Direct Current Converter Station, 1972197224 February 20117New Brunswick109
Eel River High Voltage Direct Current Converter Station, 197248° 0' 37.81" N, 66° 22' 26.40" W
Electric Fire Alarm System, 185218521 October 20041Boston50
Electric Fire Alarm System, 185242° 20' 38.28" N, 71° 5' 27.19" W
Electric Lighting Of The Kingdom of Hawaii 1886-1888188623 March 20186Hawaii186
Electric Lighting Of The Kingdom of Hawaii 1886-188821° 18' 24.12" N, 157° 51' 32.04" W
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, 194619461 September 19872Philadelphia12
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, 194639° 57' 10.12" N, 75° 11' 24.17" W
Electronic Quartz Wristwatch, 1969196925 November 200410Tokyo56
Electronic Quartz Wristwatch, 196935° 42' 47.96" N, 139° 48' 33.35" E
Electronic Technology for Space Rocket Launches, 1950-196919501 February 20013Canaveral42
Electronic Technology for Space Rocket Launches, 1950-196928° 31' 23.93" N, 80° 40' 55.42" W
Emergency Warning Code Signal Broadcasting System, 1985198511 May 201610Tokyo161
Emergency Warning Code Signal Broadcasting System, 198535° 38' 8.33" N, 139° 36' 56.60" E
Enrico Fermi's Major Contribution to Semiconductor Statistics, 1924-192619245 December 20158Italy159
Experimental Breeder Reactor I, 195119514 June 20046Eastern Idaho55
Experimental Breeder Reactor I, 195143° 31' 57.88" N, 112° 56' 34.08" W
FM Police Radio Communication, 194019401 June 19871Connecticut11
FM Police Radio Communication, 194041° 45' 34.60" N, 72° 40' 54.86" W
Fiber Optic Connectors, 198619865 March 202110Tokyo214
Fiber Optic Connectors, 198636° 7' 42.19" N, 140° 5' 22.08" E
First 500 MeV Proton Beam from the TRIUMF Cyclotron, 1974197416 December 20107Vancouver108
First 500 MeV Proton Beam from the TRIUMF Cyclotron, 197449° 14' 52.10" N, 123° 13' 46.44" W
First 735 kV AC Transmission System, 196519651 November 20057Quebec62
First 735 kV AC Transmission System, 196545° 30' 29.14" N, 73° 33' 44.48" W
First Atomic Clock, 194819488 August 20172Washington180
First Atomic Clock, 194838° 56' 31.66" N, 77° 3' 45.04" W
First Blind Takeoff, Flight and Landing, 1929192924 September 20141Long Island145
First Blind Takeoff, Flight and Landing, 192940° 43' 41.08" N, 73° 35' 50.60" W
First Breaking of Enigma Code by the Team of Polish Cipher Bureau, 1932-193919325 August 20148Poland142
First Breaking of Enigma Code by the Team of Polish Cipher Bureau, 1932-193952° 13' 16.96" N, 21° 0' 52.75" E
First Central Station in South Carolina, 1882188224 July 19863Coastal South Carolina8
First Central Station in South Carolina, 188232° 46' 39.76" N, 79° 56' 0.25" W
First Computerized Tomography (CT) X-ray Scanner, 1971197126 October 20228United Kingdom and Ireland231
First Computerized Tomography (CT) X-ray Scanner, 197151° 30' 20.02" N, 0° 25' 35.72" W
First Demonstration of a Fibre Bragg Grating, 1978197811 August 20237Ottawa235
First Demonstration of a Fibre Bragg Grating, 197845° 20' 42.71" N, 75° 52' 49.57" W
First Digitally Processed Image from a Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar, 197819789 September 20147Vancouver144
First Digitally Processed Image from a Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar, 197849° 10' 31.33" N, 123° 4' 13.51" W
First Direct Broadcast Satellite Service, 1984198418 November 201110Tokyo116
First Direct Broadcast Satellite Service, 198435° 38' 14.20" N, 139° 36' 30.76" E
First Distant Speech Transmission in Canada, 187618764 May 20087Hamilton75
First Distant Speech Transmission in Canada, 187643° 11' 37.83" N, 80° 23' 2.86" W
First Exploration and Proof of Liquid Crystals, 1889188911 October 20178Germany182
First Exploration and Proof of Liquid Crystals, 188949° 0' 34.25" N, 8° 24' 44.39" E
First External Cardiac Pacemaker, 195019501 September 20097Toronto95
First External Cardiac Pacemaker, 195043° 39' 37.44" N, 79° 23' 21.94" W
First Generation and Experimental Proof of Electromagnetic Waves, 1886-188818865 December 20148Germany150
First Generation and Experimental Proof of Electromagnetic Waves, 1886-188849° 0' 34.25" N, 8° 24' 44.39" E
First Geographic Information System (GIS), 1962-1968196211 August 20237Ottawa236
First Geographic Information System (GIS), 1962-196845° 26' 32.00" N, 75° 41' 43.00" W
First Intelligible Voice Transmission over Electric Wire, 1876187610 March 20061Boston67
First Intelligible Voice Transmission over Electric Wire, 187642° 21' 33.76" N, 71° 3' 28.95" W
First Large-Scale Fingerprint ID, 1982198215 December 202010Tokyo210
First Large-Scale Fingerprint ID, 198235° 38' 57.96" N, 139° 44' 53.00" E
First Millimeter-wave Communication Experiments by J.C. Bose, 1894-96189415 September 201210Kolkata128
First Millimeter-wave Communication Experiments by J.C. Bose, 1894-9622° 34' 31.83" N, 88° 21' 48.65" E
First Operational Use Of Wireless Telegraphy, 1899-1902189929 September 19998South Africa29
First Operational Use Of Wireless Telegraphy, 1899-190233° 58' 44.44" S, 18° 28' 56.28" E
First Optical Fiber Laser and Amplifier, 1961-1964196126 October 20121Worcester County131
First Optical Fiber Laser and Amplifier, 1961-196442° 4' 30.08" N, 72° 1' 36.36" W
First Practical Field Emission Electron Microscope, 1972197231 January 201210Tokyo119
First Practical Field Emission Electron Microscope, 197235° 42' 42.36" N, 139° 28' 12.31" E
First Public Demonstration of Television, 1926192626 January 20178United Kingdom and Ireland171
First Public Demonstration of Television, 192651° 30' 48.32" N, 0° 7' 52.34" W
First RISC (Reduced Instruction-Set Computing) Microprocessor 1980-1982198012 February 20156Oakland-East Bay152
First RISC (Reduced Instruction-Set Computing) Microprocessor 1980-198237° 52' 32.25" N, 122° 15' 31.98" W
First Radio Astronomical Observations Using Very Long Baseline Interferometry, 1967196725 September 20107Vancouver106
First Radio Astronomical Observations Using Very Long Baseline Interferometry, 196749° 19' 15.18" N, 119° 37' 13.31" W
First Real-Time Speech Communication on Packet Networks, 1974 - 198219748 December 20111Boston117
First Real-Time Speech Communication on Packet Networks, 1974 - 198242° 27' 31.05" N, 71° 15' 48.84" W
First Robotic Control from Human Brain Signals, 1988198810 October 20238North Macedonia239
First Robotic Control from Human Brain Signals, 198842° 0' 17.60" N, 21° 24' 30.00" E
First Semiconductor Integrated Circuit (IC), 1958195815 October 20095Dallas90
First Semiconductor Integrated Circuit (IC), 195832° 55' 29.82" N, 96° 45' 23.89" W
First Studies on Ring Armature for Direct-Current Dynamos, 1860-186318604 December 20188Italy192
First Studies on Ring Armature for Direct-Current Dynamos, 1860-186343° 43' 15.56" N, 10° 23' 23.24" E
First Technical Meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 1884188415 December 20132Philadelphia136
First Technical Meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 188439° 57' 29.30" N, 75° 10' 21.45" W
First Television Broadcast in Western Canada, 195319536 November 20107Vancouver104
First Television Broadcast in Western Canada, 1953#CBC Broadcasting Site, Vancouver, Canada49° 21' 13.00" N, 122° 57' 24.00" W
First Television Broadcast in Western Canada, 195349° 21' 49.00" N, 122° 57' 24.00" W
First Transatlantic Reception of a Television Signal via Satellite, 196219621 July 20028France44
First Transatlantic Reception of a Television Signal via Satellite, 196248° 46' 26.13" N, 3° 31' 2.01" W
First Transatlantic Television Signal via Satellite, 196219621 July 20028United Kingdom and Ireland44
First Transatlantic Television Signal via Satellite, 196250° 3' 24.04" N, 5° 11' 7.40" W
First Transatlantic Transmission of a Television Signal via Satellite, 196219621 July 20021Maine44
First Transatlantic Transmission of a Television Signal via Satellite, 196244° 56' 19.50" N, 70° 45' 0.18" W
First Transpacific Reception of a Television (TV) Signal via Satellite, 1963196323 November 200910Tokyo92
First Transpacific Reception of a Television (TV) Signal via Satellite, 196336° 41' 50.54" N, 140° 42' 32.23" E
First Wearable Cardiac Pacemaker, 1957-195819571 October 19994Twin Cities31
First Wearable Cardiac Pacemaker, 1957-195844° 56' 19.50" N, 93° 19' 17.77" W
First Wireless Radio Broadcast by Reginald A. Fessenden, 1906190613 September 20081Boston78
First Wireless Radio Broadcast by Reginald A. Fessenden, 190642° 4' 55.10" N, 70° 38' 27.42" W
First Working Laser, 1960196023 November 20106Metropolitan Los Angeles105
First Working Laser, 196034° 2' 36.25" N, 118° 41' 45.66" W
Fleming Valve, 190419041 July 20048United Kingdom and Ireland54
Fleming Valve, 190451° 31' 22.92" N, 0° 7' 53.79" W
Folsom Powerhouse, 1895189513 July 20216Sacramento Valley218
Folsom Powerhouse, 189538° 33' 51.13" N, 121° 44' 11.88" W
French Transatlantic Telegraph Cable of 189818986 September 20181
8
France
Providence
191
French Transatlantic Telegraph Cable of 189841° 47' 16.21" N, 69° 59' 14.98" W
Gapless Metal Oxide Surge Arrester (MOSA) for electric power systems,1975197518 August 201410Tokyo143
Gapless Metal Oxide Surge Arrester (MOSA) for electric power systems,197535° 38' 16.49" N, 139° 42' 54.77" E
Georgetown Steam Hydro Generating Plant, 1900190031 July 19995Denver28
Georgetown Steam Hydro Generating Plant, 190039° 42' 23.47" N, 105° 41' 52.51" W
Germany’s First Broadcast Transmission from the Radio Station Königs Wusterhausen, 1920192016 July 20168Germany167
Germany’s First Broadcast Transmission from the Radio Station Königs Wusterhausen, 192052° 18' 15.64" N, 13° 37' 14.57" E
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, 1994199430 March 202110Pune216
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, 199419° 5' 48.17" N, 74° 2' 59.84" E
Gotland High Voltage Direct Current Link, 1954195415 May 20178Sweden176
Gotland High Voltage Direct Current Link, 195457° 35' 15.78" N, 18° 11' 40.61" E
Grand Central Terminal Electrification, 1906-1913190615 June 20161New York166
Grand Central Terminal Electrification, 1906-191340° 45' 9.81" N, 73° 58' 38.03" W
Gravitational-Wave Antenna, 1972-198919723 February 20215
6
8
Baton Rouge
Italy
Richland
212
Gravitational-Wave Antenna, 1972-198946° 27' 18.57" N, 119° 24' 34.88" W
Gravitational-Wave Antenna, 1972-198943° 37' 52.40" N, 10° 30' 14.48" E
Gravitational-Wave Antenna, 1972-198930° 33' 47.48" N, 90° 46' 27.19" W
Grumman Lunar Module, 1962-1972196220 July 20111Long Island115
Grumman Lunar Module, 1962-197240° 45' 5.79" N, 73° 30' 6.64" W
HEMT, 1979197918 December 201910Tokyo206
HEMT, 197935° 26' 36.26" N, 139° 18' 50.12" E
Handheld Digital Camera, 1975197526 April 20221Rochester223
Handheld Digital Camera, 197543° 11' 53.94" N, 77° 37' 51.23" W
Harvard Mark 1 Computer, 1944 - 195942° 22' 34.84" N, 71° 6' 59.78" W
High-Temperature Superconductivity, 1987198717 November 20145Houston149
High-Temperature Superconductivity, 198729° 43' 23.47" N, 95° 20' 47.17" W
Human Rescue Enabled by Space Technology, 198219829 September 20197Ottawa200
Human Rescue Enabled by Space Technology, 198245° 27' 30.75" N, 75° 38' 46.56" W
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, 1960 - 1984196016 October 20091New York91
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, 1960 - 198441° 12' 58.29" N, 73° 48' 21.61" W
IEEE Special Citation Computer History Museum, 1979197929 October 20156Santa Clara Valley2
IEEE Standard 754 for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic, 198519853 May 20236Oakland-East Bay234
IEEE Standard 754 for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic, 198537° 52' 32.25" N, 122° 15' 31.98" W
Inception of the ARPANET, 1969196916 September 20096Santa Clara Valley97
Inception of the ARPANET, 196937° 27' 33.25" N, 122° 10' 26.94" W
Interactive Video Games, 1966196621 September 20151New Hampshire158
Interactive Video Games, 196642° 45' 50.68" N, 71° 27' 29.36" W
International Standardization of G3 Facsimile, 198019805 April 201210Tokyo120
International Standardization of G3 Facsimile, 1980#KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc., Kamifukuoka-city, Saitama Japan35° 51' 42.22" N, 139° 38' 43.74" E
International Standardization of G3 Facsimile, 198035° 16' 52.83" N, 139° 40' 19.92" E
Introduction of the Apple II Computer: 1977-197837° 19' 54.10" N, 122° 1' 48.79" W
Invention of Holography, 1947194712 June 20138United Kingdom and Ireland133
Invention of Holography, 194751° 29' 55.56" N, 0° 10' 28.28" W
Invention of Public-key Cryptography, 1969 - 197519695 October 20108United Kingdom and Ireland103
Invention of Public-key Cryptography, 1969 - 197551° 54' 4.41" N, 2° 4' 40.50" W
Invention of Sonar, 1915-191819157 December 20238France242
Invention of Sonar, 1915-191848° 50' 28.58" N, 2° 20' 42.05" E
Invention of Stereo Sound Reproduction, 193119311 April 20158United Kingdom and Ireland154
Invention of Stereo Sound Reproduction, 193151° 31' 55.72" N, 0° 10' 40.51" W
Invention of a Temperature-Insensitive Quartz Oscillation Plate, 193319336 March 201710Tokyo174
Invention of a Temperature-Insensitive Quartz Oscillation Plate, 193335° 36' 24.75" N, 139° 41' 5.29" E
Invention of the First Transistor at Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., 194719478 December 20091North Jersey89
Invention of the First Transistor at Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., 194740° 41' 2.95" N, 74° 24' 4.23" W
Inverter-Driven Air Conditioner, 1980-1981198016 March 202110Nagoya215
Inverter-Driven Air Conditioner, 1980-198135° 8' 52.45" N, 138° 39' 53.06" E
Keage Power Station: The Japan’s First Commercial Hydroelectric Plant, 1890-1897189011 September 201610Kansai168
Keage Power Station: The Japan’s First Commercial Hydroelectric Plant, 1890-189735° 0' 36.72" N, 135° 47' 18.50" E
Krka-Šibenik Electric Power System, 189518955 July 20138Croatia134
Krka-Šibenik Electric Power System, 189543° 48' 16.92" N, 15° 57' 47.88" E
Kurobe River No. 4 Hydropower Plant, 1956-6319569 April 201010Kansai98
Kurobe River No. 4 Hydropower Plant, 1956-6336° 33' 59.18" N, 137° 39' 43.67" E
Landing of the Transatlantic Cable, 1866186615 June 19857Newfoundland-Labrador5
Landing of the Transatlantic Cable, 186647° 52' 14.33" N, 53° 21' 53.59" W
Largest Private (dc) Generating Plant in the U.S.A., 1929192925 September 20081New York79
Largest Private (dc) Generating Plant in the U.S.A., 192940° 45' 7.89" N, 73° 59' 36.47" W
Lempel-Ziv Data Compression Algorithm, 197719771 September 20048Israel57
Lempel-Ziv Data Compression Algorithm, 197732° 48' 0.16" N, 34° 59' 59.83" E
Line Spectrum Pair (LSP) for high-compression speech coding, 1975197522 May 201410Tokyo140
Line Spectrum Pair (LSP) for high-compression speech coding, 197535° 43' 12.54" N, 139° 33' 43.69" E
Liquid Crystal Display, 1968196830 September 20061Princeton/Central Jersey71
Liquid Crystal Display, 196840° 19' 54.07" N, 74° 37' 53.89" W
Long-Range Shortwave Voice Transmissions from Byrd's Antarctic Expedition, 193419341 February 20014Cedar Rapids38
Long-Range Shortwave Voice Transmissions from Byrd's Antarctic Expedition, 193442° 1' 42.01" N, 91° 38' 19.27" W
Loran, 1940 - 1946194027 June 20121Boston123
Loran, 1940 - 194642° 21' 42.06" N, 71° 5' 26.02" W
MIT Radiation Laboratory, 1940-194519401 October 19901Boston19
MIT Radiation Laboratory, 1940-194542° 22' 28.09" N, 71° 6' 20.73" W
MPD7720DSP, 1980198015 December 202010Tokyo209
MPD7720DSP, 198035° 34' 21.16" N, 139° 39' 54.56" E
MPEG Multimedia Integrated Circuits, 1984-1993198428 September 20238France237
MPEG Multimedia Integrated Circuits, 1984-199345° 12' 12.00" N, 5° 41' 45.00" E
MTI Portable Satellite Communication Terminals, 1987-199519876 December 202310Taipei241
MTI Portable Satellite Communication Terminals, 1987-199524° 46' 50.23" N, 120° 59' 47.98" E
Mainline Electrification of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 1895189521 June 20122Baltimore122
Mainline Electrification of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 189539° 17' 7.44" N, 76° 38' 5.30" W
Manchester University "Baby" Computer and its Derivatives, 1948-1951194821 June 20228United Kingdom and Ireland225
Manchester University "Baby" Computer and its Derivatives, 1948-195153° 27' 59.27" N, 2° 14' 5.36" W
Manufacture of Transistors, 195119511 April 19892Lehigh Valley15
Manufacture of Transistors, 195140° 37' 22.05" N, 75° 27' 3.73" W
Map-Based Automotive Navigation System, 198119812 March 201710Tokyo173
Map-Based Automotive Navigation System, 198136° 31' 36.57" N, 140° 13' 36.17" E
Marconi's Early Experiments in Wireless Telegraphy, 1895189529 April 20118Italy113
Marconi's Early Experiments in Wireless Telegraphy, 189544° 25' 52.67" N, 11° 16' 1.88" E
Maxwell's Equations, 1860-1871186013 August 20098United Kingdom and Ireland86
Maxwell's Equations, 1860-1871#Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland55° 1' 57.00" N, 3° 56' 43.05" W
Maxwell's Equations, 1860-187151° 30' 43.24" N, 0° 6' 59.84" W
Mercury Spacecraft MA-6, 1962196224 February 20115Saint Louis110
Mercury Spacecraft MA-6, 196238° 44' 58.98" N, 90° 20' 50.06" W
Merrill Wheel-Balancing System, 194519451 September 19995Denver30
Merrill Wheel-Balancing System, 194539° 44' 29.99" N, 105° 5' 1.40" W
Mill Creek No. 1 Hydroelectric Plant, 1893189320 February 19776Foothill2
Mill Creek No. 1 Hydroelectric Plant, 189334° 5' 16.36" N, 117° 2' 22.20" W
Mode S Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System, 1969-199519692 February 20241Boston244
Mode S Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System, 1969-199542° 27' 32.62" N, 71° 16' 1.19" W
Monochrome-Compatible Electronic Color Television, 1946-1953194629 November 20011Princeton/Central Jersey40
Monochrome-Compatible Electronic Color Television, 1946-195340° 19' 54.07" N, 74° 37' 53.89" W
Moore's Law, 1965196515 August 20186Santa Clara Valley189
Moore's Law, 196537° 24' 11.86" N, 122° 6' 40.13" W
Mount Fuji Radar System, 196419646 March 200010Tokyo34
Mount Fuji Radar System, 196435° 41' 12.74" N, 139° 45' 22.91" E
Multiple Technologies on a Chip, 1985198518 May 20218Italy217
Multiple Technologies on a Chip, 198545° 34' 15.84" N, 9° 21' 47.08" E
NAIC/Arecibo Radiotelescope, 196319631 November 20019Puerto Rico & Caribbean41
NAIC/Arecibo Radiotelescope, 196318° 20' 39.93" N, 66° 45' 11.32" W
Nelson River HVDC Transmission System, 197219723 June 20057Winnipeg64
Nelson River HVDC Transmission System, 197254° 13' 6.34" N, 97° 36' 47.15" W
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), Electrical Pioneer (Special Citation)18561 October 20068Serbia and Montenegro1
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), Electrical Pioneer (Special Citation)44° 48' 59.50" N, 20° 27' 49.28" E
Nobeyama 45-m Telescope, 1982198214 June 201710Tokyo178
Nobeyama 45-m Telescope, 198235° 40' 30.72" N, 139° 32' 16.44" E
Object-Oriented Programming, 1961-1967196127 September 20178Norway181
Object-Oriented Programming, 1961-196759° 56' 37.03" N, 10° 43' 5.98" E
One-Way Police Radio Communication, 192819281 May 19874Southeastern Michigan9
One-Way Police Radio Communication, 192842° 20' 8.52" N, 83° 2' 34.81" W
Opana Radar Site, 194119411 February 20006Hawaii33
Opana Radar Site, 194121° 42' 15.54" N, 157° 59' 54.49" W
Outdoor large-scale color display system, 198019807 March 201810Fukuoka185
Outdoor large-scale color display system, 198032° 45' 44.62" N, 129° 51' 53.39" E
Panama Canal Electrical and Control Installations, 191419144 April 20039Panama48
Panama Canal Electrical and Control Installations, 19148° 56' 3.31" N, 79° 33' 55.41" W
Parkes Radiotelescope, 1969196911 October 201910New South Wales202
Parkes Radiotelescope, 196932° 59' 54.25" S, 148° 15' 48.56" E
Pearl Street Station, 1882188210 May 20111New York114
Pearl Street Station, 188240° 44' 2.89" N, 73° 59' 19.09" W
Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, 197719779 October 202310Sendai238
Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, 197738° 15' 12.45" N, 140° 52' 24.08" E
Piezoelectric Oscillator, 1921-192319215 November 20201Connecticut208
Piezoelectric Oscillator, 1921-192341° 33' 12.12" N, 71° 39' 27.36" W
Pinawa Hydroelectric Power Project, 190619066 June 20087Winnipeg77
Pinawa Hydroelectric Power Project, 190649° 51' 20.91" N, 97° 9' 15.17" W
Pioneering Work on Electronic Calculators, 1964-197319641 December 200510Kansai65
Pioneering Work on Electronic Calculators, 1964-197334° 36' 10.71" N, 135° 51' 32.31" E
Pioneering Work on the Quartz Electronic Wristwatch, 1962-1967196228 September 20028Switzerland45
Pioneering Work on the Quartz Electronic Wristwatch, 1962-196746° 59' 59.46" N, 6° 57' 12.20" E
Polymer Self-Regulating Heat-Tracing Cable, 1972197228 August 20196Santa Clara Valley199
Polymer Self-Regulating Heat-Tracing Cable, 197237° 29' 5.74" N, 122° 12' 38.35" W
Popov's Contribution to the Development of Wireless Communication, 1895189520 May 20058Russia (Northwest)58
Popov's Contribution to the Development of Wireless Communication, 189559° 56' 36.14" N, 30° 22' 42.86" E
Poulsen-Arc Radio Transmitter, 190219021 May 19948Denmark24
Poulsen-Arc Radio Transmitter, 190255° 40' 34.63" N, 12° 34' 9.41" E
Power System of Boston's Rapid Transit, 1889188910 November 20041Boston52
Power System of Boston's Rapid Transit, 188942° 21' 23.32" N, 71° 3' 45.03" W
Public Demonstration of Online Systems and Personal Computing, 1968196819 March 20176Santa Clara Valley175
Public Demonstration of Online Systems and Personal Computing, 196837° 27' 27.38" N, 122° 10' 35.90" W
QR (Quick Response) Code, 1994199426 September 202210Nagoya228
QR (Quick Response) Code, 199434° 59' 43.92" N, 137° 0' 32.36" E
RAMAC, 1956195626 May 20056Santa Clara Valley60
RAMAC, 195637° 21' 9.82" N, 121° 56' 17.44" W
RCA Central, 192119215 November 20211Long Island219
RCA Central, 192140° 53' 48.05" N, 72° 56' 43.55" W
Radar Predecessor, 1904190419 October 20198Germany203
Radar Predecessor, 190450° 56' 27.60" N, 6° 57' 46.00" E
Railroad Ticketing Examining System, 1965-1971196527 November 200710Kansai74
Railroad Ticketing Examining System, 1965-197134° 41' 59.21" N, 135° 28' 10.49" E
Raman Effect, 1928192815 September 201210Kolkata129
Raman Effect, 192822° 29' 56.00" N, 88° 22' 7.20" E
Rationalization of Units, 1901-1902190115 December 20218Italy220
Rationalization of Units, 1901-190241° 53' 21.07" N, 12° 29' 53.73" E
Reception of Transatlantic Radio Signals, 190119014 October 19857Newfoundland-Labrador6
Reception of Transatlantic Radio Signals, 190147° 34' 18.66" N, 52° 41' 20.99" W
Revoked46
Rheinfelden Hydroelectric Power Plant, 1898 - 2010189825 September 20148Germany146
Rheinfelden Hydroelectric Power Plant, 1898 - 201047° 33' 58.09" N, 7° 48' 6.64" E
Richmond Union Passenger Railway, 188818882 February 19923Richmond21
Richmond Union Passenger Railway, 188837° 32' 55.37" N, 77° 25' 57.92" W
Rincón del Bonete, 1945194514 December 20129Uruguay132
Rincón del Bonete, 194532° 50' 0.65" S, 56° 25' 23.54" W
Rotating Fields and Early Induction Motors, 1885-1888188521 January 20218Italy211
Rotating Fields and Early Induction Motors, 1885-188845° 4' 3.61" N, 7° 39' 22.95" E
SCR/Thyristor, 1957195714 June 20191Rochester196
SCR/Thyristor, 195743° 5' 3.55" N, 76° 52' 33.08" W
SHAKEY: The World’s First Mobile Intelligent Robot, 1972197216 February 20176Santa Clara Valley172
SHAKEY: The World’s First Mobile Intelligent Robot, 197237° 27' 17.34" N, 122° 10' 19.32" W
SPARC RISC Architecture, 1987198713 February 20156Santa Clara Valley153
SPARC RISC Architecture, 198737° 23' 32.98" N, 121° 57' 21.64" W
SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis), 1969-1970197120 February 20116Santa Clara Valley
Oakland-East Bay
111
SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis), 1969-197037° 52' 31.24" N, 122° 15' 28.71" W
Salvá's Electric Telegraph, 1804180417 May 20198Spain193
Salvá's Electric Telegraph, 180441° 23' 3.01" N, 2° 10' 14.52" E
Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) 1951-1958195127 June 20121Boston125
Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) 1951-195842° 27' 31.05" N, 71° 15' 48.84" W
Semiconductor Laser, 196219622 February 20241Schenectady
New York
Boston
246
Semiconductor Laser, 196242° 49' 52.32" N, 73° 52' 46.92" W
Semiconductor Planar Process and Integrated Circuit, 195919598 May 20096Santa Clara Valley93
Semiconductor Planar Process and Integrated Circuit, 195937° 25' 24.59" N, 122° 6' 15.57" W
Shannon Scheme for the Electrification of the Irish Free State, 1929192929 July 20028United Kingdom and Ireland43
Shannon Scheme for the Electrification of the Irish Free State, 192952° 39' 49.89" N, 8° 37' 36.38" W
Sharp 14-inch Thin-Film-Transistor Liquid-Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) for TV, 1988198810 June 201410Kansai141
Sharp 14-inch Thin-Film-Transistor Liquid-Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) for TV, 198834° 37' 18.02" N, 135° 49' 4.27" E
Shilling's Pioneering Contribution to Practical Telegraphy, 1828-1837182818 May 20098Russia (Northwest)94
Shilling's Pioneering Contribution to Practical Telegraphy, 1828-183759° 56' 2.44" N, 30° 18' 7.67" E
Shoshone Transmission Line, 1909190922 June 19915Denver20
Shoshone Transmission Line, 190939° 32' 45.67" N, 107° 19' 25.07" W
Single-element Unidirectional Microphone - Shure Unidyne, 1939193931 January 20144Chicago137
Single-element Unidirectional Microphone - Shure Unidyne, 193942° 0' 44.68" N, 87° 46' 21.70" W
Speak & Spell, the First Use of a Digital Signal Processing IC for Speech Generation, 1978197815 October 20095Dallas84
Speak & Spell, the First Use of a Digital Signal Processing IC for Speech Generation, 197832° 55' 31.38" N, 96° 45' 23.89" W
Special Citation Heinz Nixdorf Museum, 1996199623 October 20218Germany3
Special Citation Heinz Nixdorf Museum, 199651° 43' 53.61" N, 8° 44' 11.61" E
Standardisation of the Ohm, 1861-1867186117 September 20198United Kingdom and Ireland201
Standardisation of the Ohm, 1861-186755° 52' 22.88" N, 4° 17' 28.65" W
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, 196219621 February 19846Santa Clara Valley4
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, 196237° 25' 15.64" N, 122° 12' 21.90" W
Star of Laufenburg Interconnection, 1958195818 August 20108Switzerland100
Star of Laufenburg Interconnection, 195847° 33' 15.00" N, 8° 3' 1.22" E
String Galvanometer, 1901-190519018 April 20228Benelux222
String Galvanometer, 1901-190552° 9' 58.06" N, 4° 28' 38.34" E
Superconducting Magnet System for the Fermilab Tevatron Accelerator/Collider, 1973-1985197313 November 20174Chicago184
Superconducting Magnet System for the Fermilab Tevatron Accelerator/Collider, 1973-198541° 50' 18.82" N, 88° 15' 44.06" W
Superconductivity at 93 Kelvin, 1987198719 August 20193Huntsville198
Superconductivity at 93 Kelvin, 198734° 43' 45.73" N, 86° 38' 29.29" W
TIROS I Television Infrared Observation Satellite, 1960196027 September 20101Princeton/Central Jersey101
TIROS I Television Infrared Observation Satellite, 196040° 19' 54.07" N, 74° 37' 53.89" W
TPC-1 Transpacific Cable System, 1964196411 November 20146
10
Hawaii
Tokyo
148
TPC-1 Transpacific Cable System, 196421° 18' 34.88" N, 157° 51' 32.69" W
TRON Real-time Operating System Family, 1984198414 October 202310Tokyo240
TRON Real-time Operating System Family, 198435° 42' 28.70" N, 139° 45' 45.69" E
Taum Sauk Pumped-Storage Electric Power Plant, 196319631 September 20055Saint Louis61
Taum Sauk Pumped-Storage Electric Power Plant, 196337° 19' 37.31" N, 91° 1' 27.37" W
The Birth of Electrodynamics, 1820-182718203 April 20238France233
The Birth of Electrodynamics, 1820-182748° 50' 43.22" N, 2° 20' 43.66" E
The CP/M Microcomputer Operating System, 1974197425 April 20146Santa Clara Valley139
The CP/M Microcomputer Operating System, 197436° 37' 24.78" N, 121° 55' 23.93" W
The Development of RenderMan® for Photorealistic Graphics, 1981-198819818 December 20236Oakland-East Bay243
The Development of RenderMan® for Photorealistic Graphics, 1981-198837° 49' 57.62" N, 122° 17' 1.30" W
The Discovery of the Principle of Self-Complementarity in Antennas and the Mushiake Relationship, 1948194827 July 201710Sendai179
The Discovery of the Principle of Self-Complementarity in Antennas and the Mushiake Relationship, 194838° 15' 12.66" N, 140° 52' 23.88" E
The First Submarine Transatlantic Telephone Cable System (TAT-1), 1956195624 September 20067
8
Canadian Atlantic
Newfoundland-Labrador
United Kingdom and Ireland
70
The First Submarine Transatlantic Telephone Cable System (TAT-1), 195646° 13' 54.12" N, 60° 13' 19.63" W
The First Submarine Transatlantic Telephone Cable System (TAT-1), 195656° 22' 49.03" N, 5° 31' 24.62" W
The First Submarine Transatlantic Telephone Cable System (TAT-1), 195648° 8' 46.54" N, 53° 57' 50.76" W
The First Two-Dimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI), 197319735 September 20181Long Island190
The First Two-Dimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI), 197340° 54' 45.58" N, 73° 7' 47.59" W
The First Word Processor for the Japanese Language, 1971-197819711 November 200810Tokyo80
The First Word Processor for the Japanese Language, 1971-197835° 32' 6.97" N, 139° 41' 58.92" E
The Floating Gate EEPROM, 1976 - 1978197620 August 20126Santa Clara Valley127
The Floating Gate EEPROM, 1976 - 197837° 25' 1.77" N, 121° 55' 15.34" W
The High Definition Television System, 1964-1989196411 May 201610Tokyo160
The High Definition Television System, 1964-198935° 38' 8.33" N, 139° 36' 56.60" E
The MU (Middle and Upper atmosphere) radar, 1984198413 May 201510Kansai155
The MU (Middle and Upper atmosphere) radar, 198434° 51' 8.00" N, 136° 6' 32.00" E
The Trans-Canada Microwave System, 195819581 July 20227Canadian Atlantic
Vancouver
Winnipeg
227
The Trans-Canada Microwave System, 195849° 16' 52.00" N, 123° 6' 59.00" W
Thomas A. Edison West Orange Laboratories and Factories, 1887188718 October 20081North Jersey76
Thomas A. Edison West Orange Laboratories and Factories, 188740° 46' 42.52" N, 74° 14' 20.58" W
Thomas Alva Edison Historic Site at Menlo Park, 187618769 September 20061Princeton/Central Jersey68
Thomas Alva Edison Historic Site at Menlo Park, 187640° 33' 54.11" N, 74° 20' 14.75" W
Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train), 1964196413 July 200010Nagoya35
Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train), 196435° 6' 27.98" N, 136° 53' 8.04" E
Toshiba T1100, a Pioneering Contribution to the Development of Laptop PC, 1985198529 October 201310Tokyo135
Toshiba T1100, a Pioneering Contribution to the Development of Laptop PC, 198535° 42' 51.54" N, 139° 25' 24.90" E
Trans-Atlantic Telephone Fiber-Optic Submarine Cable (TAT-8), 1988198819 May 20161New Jersey Coast164
Trans-Atlantic Telephone Fiber-Optic Submarine Cable (TAT-8), 198840° 23' 50.79" N, 74° 8' 8.17" W
Transcontinental Telegraph, 186118615 August 19905Denver16
Transcontinental Telegraph, 186142° 12' 7.45" N, 104° 33' 55.09" W
Transmission of Transatlantic Radio Signals, 1901190112 December 20018United Kingdom and Ireland37
Transmission of Transatlantic Radio Signals, 190150° 1' 56.57" N, 5° 15' 20.75" W
Two-Way Police Radio Communication, 193319331 May 19871North Jersey10
Two-Way Police Radio Communication, 193340° 40' 3.37" N, 74° 7' 6.38" W
US Naval Computing Machine Laboratory, 1942-194519421 October 20012Dayton39
US Naval Computing Machine Laboratory, 1942-194539° 43' 42.05" N, 84° 12' 3.33" W
Vapor-phase Axial Deposition Method for Mass Production of High-quality Optical Fiber, 1977-1983197721 May 201510Tokyo156
Vapor-phase Axial Deposition Method for Mass Production of High-quality Optical Fiber, 1977-198335° 26' 26.62" N, 139° 18' 51.02" E
Virginia Smith High-Voltage Direct-Current Converter Station, 1988198821 May 20155Denver157
Virginia Smith High-Voltage Direct-Current Converter Station, 198839° 42' 25.53" N, 105° 8' 13.57" W
Volta's Electrical Battery Invention, 1799179915 September 19998Italy27
Volta's Electrical Battery Invention, 179945° 48' 48.69" N, 9° 4' 31.48" E
Vucje Hydroelectric Plant, 1903190325 June 20058Serbia and Montenegro59
Vucje Hydroelectric Plant, 190342° 52' 0.00" N, 21° 55' 0.00" E
Vulcan Street Plant, 1882188215 September 19774Northeastern Wisconsin1
Vulcan Street Plant, 188244° 14' 51.50" N, 88° 24' 14.83" W
WEIZAC Computer, 195519555 December 20068Israel69
WEIZAC Computer, 195531° 53' 33.26" N, 34° 47' 52.16" E
WaveLAN, Precursor of Wi-Fi, 1987198729 October 20198Benelux204
WaveLAN, Precursor of Wi-Fi, 198752° 1' 39.40" N, 5° 5' 7.10" E
Westinghouse Atom Smasher, 193719371 May 19852Pittsburgh7
Westinghouse Atom Smasher, 193740° 26' 4.93" N, 79° 53' 26.04" W
Westinghouse Radio Station KDKA, 192019201 June 19942Pittsburgh25
Westinghouse Radio Station KDKA, 192040° 27' 15.05" N, 79° 53' 26.04" W
Weston Meters, 1887-1893188723 September 20161North Jersey169
Weston Meters, 1887-189340° 44' 28.35" N, 74° 10' 43.26" W
Whirlwind Computer, 1944-59194427 June 20121Boston124
Whirlwind Computer, 1944-5942° 21' 40.48" N, 71° 5' 47.99" W
World's First Low-Loss Optical Fiber for Telecommunications, 197019701 May 20121Rochester121
World's First Low-Loss Optical Fiber for Telecommunications, 197042° 9' 43.27" N, 77° 5' 38.89" W
World's First Reliable High Voltage Power Fuse, 190919093 August 20124Chicago126
World's First Reliable High Voltage Power Fuse, 190942° 0' 5.28" N, 87° 40' 45.72" W
Yosami Radio Transmitting Station, 1929192919 May 200910Nagoya81
Yosami Radio Transmitting Station, 192934° 58' 27.02" N, 137° 1' 0.74" E
Zenit Parabolic Reflector L-band Pulsed Radar, 1938193831 May 20178Ukraine177
Zenit Parabolic Reflector L-band Pulsed Radar, 193850° 0' 14.48" N, 36° 13' 42.05" E