🧠 Inventions of 1947
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Stored-Program Computer Architecture
2 
Transistor Radio Prototype
3 
Microwave Communication Tower
4 
Black Box Flight Recorder
5 
Electric Speed Control System
6 
Neoprene Wetsuit
7 
Jet Passenger Aircraft Concept
8 
Magnetic Tape Recorder Improvements
9 
Plastic Baby Bottle
10 
Programmable Logic Controller Concept
HEADLINES ON September 7, 1947
Full News Archive
- Headline: Sing Sing Celebrates Bronx's Progress. Impact: The Bronx cutting down on crime rates led to a sudden surge in real estate prices, turning what was once a crime-ridden area into a hipster paradise. Thanks, Sing Sing! You just made overpriced coffee shops a reality.. Fact: Fun fact: Sing Sing Prison's warden probably had more influence on Bronx real estate than any realtor ever could. Talk about a captive audience!.
- Headline: Breakthrough in Brooklyn Crime Investigation. Impact: Inspector Whalen's war on crime sparked a nationwide trend of detective shows, leading to an oversaturation of crime dramas and a collective consciousness that still believes 'it’s always the butler.'. Fact: Did you know that the real 'murder mystery' was how many times Inspector Whalen had to repeat himself before anyone listened? Spoiler: it was a lot..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1947, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1947
$0.06
Value in 2025
$3,433,943
Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1947, it would be worth $3,433,943 today (3433.9x return)
Rank #2
PG
Procter & Gamble
Price in 1947
$0.25
Value in 2025
$586,657
Procter & Gamble - If you invested $1,000 in 1947, it would be worth $586,657 today (586.7x return)
Rank #3
KMB
Kimberly-Clark
Price in 1947
$0.69
Value in 2025
$147,887
Kimberly-Clark - If you invested $1,000 in 1947, it would be worth $147,887 today (147.9x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Young Romance #1
$2,500
Kid Colt Outlaw #1
$2,500
Blackhawk #9
$300
All Winners Comics #20
$500
Crime Does Not Pay #49
$1,100
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Tonka Trucks
$150.00
Dollhouse Furniture
$1,800.00
Slinky Dog
$1,800.00
Kite
$25.00
View-Master
$40.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Bond Bread Jackie Robinson Rookie Card
$5,000
Tip Top Bread Mickey Vernon Card
$5,000
Kane Products Ltd. Famous Footballers - Stanley Matthews Card
$1,200
La Confederation Des Francais Libres - Charles De Gaulle Card
$0
General Mills Mickey Mantle Pre-Rookie Card
$250,000