SANANTONIOINNOVATIONFIRSTS

first VLSI implementation of the IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN protocol known as WiFi (Fischer)

first network intrusion detection system (Wheel Group)

invention of the first commercial Local Area Network and first client-server computer system (Datapoint)

first multi-directional panoramic photography (Goldbeck)

first film to win an academy award filmed in San Antonio (Wings)
 
first materials inventions including tiles for the Space Shuttle, improved silicone rubber skin for robotic dinosaurs in the Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World, improvements making liquid paper scientifically viable, and a method to remove the peanut butter

discovery of photo refractive keratectomy (PRK), the vision-enhancing technique used in LASIK surgery (Taboada, Radiation Sciences Division, U.S.AirForceSchool of Aerospace Medicine)

first US Astronaut to walk in space (Lt. Col. Edward White)

contributions to the Human Genome Project, and landmark study in the journal Nature (“A physical map of the human genome,” Naylor and Garcia, UTHSCSA)
 
first oral small pox vaccine (Moyer, Incell)

invention of the Palmaz Stent revolutionizing the care of heart disease and one of the top-ten patents

of all time (Palmaz)

largest Phase I cancer clinical trials program in the world (CTRC’s Institute for Drug Development)

central repository of human-effects data for non-lethal weapons (Joint Non-Lethal WeaponsHumanEffectsCenter of cellence)

discovery of “floating air” principle enabling open-air frozen food display in your local grocery store (Friedrich Air Conditioning)

Dark Screen, Pale Horse, Alamo Alert – pioneering work in the medical, infrastructure protection and remediation aspects of homeland security and preparedness (City of San Antonio, Industry, Academia and Military)

Content courtesy of Jim Brodie Brazell   

 
Jim Brazell is a market researcher affiliated with Rio Design in San Antonio, Texas.  www.riodesign.com