By William Smith
A list of some famous people during the space race.
1962 - 1990s
The first red LED was invented by Nick Holonyak in 1962. The first green led was made by George Craford in 1972. And the first blue led was made by Shuji Nakamura in 1993. For info on the journey to the blue LED and on how LEDs work Watch
1966
Memory Foam was invented by Charles Yost to make seats more safe and comfortable.
February 22, 1978
GPS was invented for the U.S. military in the 70s and was not fully usable by the public till May 1, 2000.