🧠 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
HEADLINES ON July 29, 1982
Full News Archive
- Headline: The Woman on the Overpass. Impact: If she hadn't been there, maybe someone would have invented a 'magic' shopping cart that organizes your life instead of just holding your belongings. Instead, we've got a world full of people deciding between Uber and walking.. Fact: Did you know that standing on overpasses is actually a popular pastime for those wishing to contemplate the meaning of life? They just forgot to bring a book..
- Headline: Helpful Hardware for Summer Lawn Care. Impact: Thanks to this helpful hardware, suburban dads everywhere have been empowered to ignore their family while obsessing over their lawns. Who knew grass could be a gateway to midlife crises?. Fact: Lawn care is the only hobby where you can lose your mind over a few blades of grass while simultaneously contributing to global warming by using gas-powered mowers. Isn't irony fun?.
- Headline: Stripping Furniture: DIY Tips and Challenges. Impact: This dilemma of whether to strip furniture yourself or hire a pro has led to an entire generation of DIY enthusiasts who think YouTube tutorials can replace actual skill. Spoiler: they can’t.. Fact: Most furniture restoration projects end with the phrase 'It looked better before I started,' which is a great motto for life, really..
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