🧠 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 June 18, 1982
Full News Archive
- Headline: Pacino's Struggles in 'Author! Author!'. Impact: If Al Pacino hadn't starred in 'Author! Author!', the world might have been deprived of the cinematic masterpiece that is 'Scent of a Woman,' which led to countless students pretending to be inspired by a blind man’s monologue while actually just dreaming about their next pizza. Who knew one unremarkable role could alter the course of pizza delivery history?. Fact: Did you know that Al Pacino's character in this film was based on a playwright who was just as lumpy in personality as the script? Talk about method acting!.
- Headline: The Iron Curtain's Firefox Heist. Impact: The theft of 'Firefox' by the Superman pilot behind the Iron Curtain was actually the spark that ignited the Cold War's unofficial movie espionage division, which, believe it or not, was responsible for the creation of the 'B-movie' genre. Who knew that stealing a film could lead to the cinematic equivalent of a pizza topping debate?. Fact: Fun fact: The original title for 'Firefox' was 'How to Steal a Movie and Still Be a Hero,' but they decided that sounded too much like a bad sitcom..
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