How groundbreaking ideas were brought to life
Dr Raymond Damadian attempted the first magnetic resonance scan of a human body.
The birth of the running programme that got millions off their sofas and out jogging
How one of the mainstays of vegetarian cuisine was launched in 1982
The game has become a holiday tradition with families around the world.
Australian scientists were central to the development of wifi.
The online auction site first went live in 1995.
The summer of 1983 saw a major breakthrough in the treatment of facial deformities.
The home gaming console was a breakthrough in the world of computer games.
How a New York housewife started a worldwide weight loss business in May 1963.
It was a father and son team of Italian cosmetic surgeons who created liposuction.
In April 1982 the film star Jane Fonda launched her first workout video.
Microwave ovens for domestic kitchens first became widely available in 1967.
Tanks were first used in warfare on 15 September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme
In 1971 the first Starbucks coffee shop opened in Seattle.
In 1998 a new 'wonder' drug was approved for use in the United States
The woman who created the most famous doll in the world - Barbie
In February 1947 Edwin Land unveiled his new invention, the first ever instant camera.
In 1956, Charles and Ray Eames launched the Eames Chair.
A new university in Britain offers a radically different approach to higher education.
Daisuke Inoue was playing in a band in Kobe Japan when he invented the Karaoke machine
