Inventions & Breakthroughs of January 1957
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
Integrated Circuit Demonstration
2 
Artificial Satellite (Sputnik)
3 
Laser Theory
4 
Automatic Cruise Control
5 
Disposable Contact Lens
6 
Digital Pattern Recognition
7 
High-Speed Jet Airliner
8 
Electric Toothbrush
9 
Weather Radar Improvements
10 
Computer Chess Program
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON January 5, 1957
Full News Archive
- Headline: 22 Jurors Selected for Pulitzer Awards. Fact: The Pulitzer Prizes were established in 1917 and have since become one of the highest honors in journalism and the arts in the United States..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1957, here's what the stored 2025 dataset estimates.
Rank #1
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1957
$0.06
2025 dataset value
$3,433,941
Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1957, it would be worth $3,433,941 today (3433.9x return)
Rank #2
PG
Procter & Gamble
Price in 1957
$0.25
2025 dataset value
$586,657
Procter & Gamble - If you invested $1,000 in 1957, it would be worth $586,657 today (586.7x return)
Rank #3
MO
Philip Morris
Price in 1957
$0.00
2025 dataset value
$23,651,363
Philip Morris - If you invested $1,000 in 1957, it would be worth $23,651,363 today (23651.4x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Showcase #6
$500
Mystery in Space #1
$1,200
Adventure Comics #247
$600
Detective Comics #253
$10,200
Tales of Suspense #1
$20,000
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Slinky Dog
$1,800.00
Magic 8-Ball
$30.00
Colorforms
$250.00
View-Master
$40.00
Play-Doh
$150.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1957 Topps Mickey Mantle #95
$8,000
1957 Topps Willie Mays #10
$335,500
1957 Topps Hank Aaron #20
$250,000
1957 Topps Frank Robinson Rookie #35
$150,000
1957-58 Topps Bill Russell #77
$29,995