🧠 Inventions of 1982
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Compact Disc Player (Consumer)
2 
Laptop Computer Concept
3 
Medical CT Scanner Improvements
4 
Digital Audio Recording System
5 
Artificial Heart Implant
6 
Automated Teller Network Expansion
7 
Home Satellite Television
8 
Computer Virus Concept
9 
Electric Anti-Lock Braking System
10 
Portable Fax Machine
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON March 2, 1982
Full News Archive
- Headline: Billie Jean King's View on Teen Athletes. Impact: Billie Jean King’s endorsement of young pros sent a shockwave through the sports world, leading to a future where toddlers are now competing in Olympic-level gymnastics. Next thing you know, we have 5-year-olds negotiating million-dollar contracts. Thanks, Billie!. Fact: Billie Jean King once said, 'Champions keep playing until they get it right.' Clearly, she meant 'playing' as in 'training kids to be champions before they can tie their own shoelaces.'.
- Headline: Summer Activities for Teenagers. Impact: The existential crisis of summer plans for teens sparked a nationwide movement of 'summer internships' that eventually led to the rise of unpaid labor in coffee shops and the birth of the 'adulting' meme. Thanks to this dilemma, we now have a generation that believes their worth is tied to their summer activities.. Fact: The term 'adulting' was actually coined by a teenager who realized that summer vacation is just a precursor to the endless grind of adulthood, complete with bills and responsibilities. Ah, the joys of growing up!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1982, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
INTC
Intel
Price in 1982
$0.13
Value in 2025
$274,575
Intel - If you invested $1,000 in 1982, it would be worth $274,575 today (274.6x return)
Rank #3
WMT
Walmart
Price in 1982
$0.06
Value in 2025
$1,791,511
Walmart - If you invested $1,000 in 1982, it would be worth $1,791,511 today (1791.5x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
The Uncanny X-Men #168
$20.00
Marvel Graphic Novel #5
$95,000
Daredevil #181
$2,600
The New Teen Titans #21
$50
Cerebus #39
$300
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Rubik's Cube
$150.00
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
$143.75
My Little Pony
$150.00
Conway's Game of Life
$100.00
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon!
$150.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Pac-Man
$1,500.00
Pitfall!
$1,000.00
Q*bert
$33,400
Pole Position
$120.00
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
$450.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Cal Ripken Jr. Rookie Card
$3,000
Lawrence Taylor Rookie Card
$18,000.00
Joe Montana Second Year Card
$76,250.00
Donruss Diamond Kings Reggie Jackson
$140