By Alex Hutchinson:
1962 – Computer Mouse: "I don't know why we call it a mouse. It started that way, and we never changed it." Doug Engelbart, Stanford Research Institute.
1969 – Automated Teller Machine: "On Sept. 2, our bank will open at 9:00 and never close again!" Long Island branch of Chemical Bank.
1973 – Cell Phone: "Joel, I'm calling you from a real cellular phone." Martin Cooper, leader of Motorola's cell phone team, to Joel Engel, research head of rival AT&T's Bell Labs.
1978 – In-Vitro Fertilization: "We'd love to have children of our own one day. That would be such a dream come true." Louise Brown Mullinder, the first test-tube baby, on her wedding day, in 2003.
1979 – Sony Walkman: "This is the product that will satisfy those young people who want to listen to music all day." Akio Morita, Sony Chairman.
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