🧠 Inventions of 1957
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
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
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON January 10, 1957
Full News Archive
- Headline: Yugoslav Delegation Visits Moscow. Impact: Little did they know, this trip would set off a chain reaction leading to the emergence of energy drinks. Without this pivotal conference on energy cooperation, we might still be drinking plain old water instead of guzzling down caffeinated miracle potions.. Fact: Did you know that the USSR had a knack for building reactors? They probably had a reactor for everything, including making borscht!.
- Headline: Mayor Seeks State Powers for NYC. Impact: This plea for aid sparked a multi-decade saga of budget meetings that would eventually lead to the popularization of coffee as the official drink of city planners everywhere. Thanks, Mayor!. Fact: Fun fact: 25 years of a budget commission is basically a lifetime in city politics, which is why they probably still haven't decided where to put the new park..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1957, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1957
$0.06
Value in 2025
$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
Value in 2025
$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
Value in 2025
$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