🧠 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 September 23, 1982
Full News Archive
- Headline: Volunteer Opportunities for Youth. Impact: This volunteer initiative led to a generation of overachievers who believe that posting selfies while helping others counts as community service. Thanks to Dr. Salk, today we have countless Instagram influencers 'volunteering' for likes.. Fact: Did you know that the phrase 'voluntold' exists? It’s when you’re forced to volunteer—like being 'encouraged' by your parents to help at a soup kitchen. Fun times!.
- Headline: Women Write in 'HERS' Column. Impact: The Hers column sparked a literary revolution, leading women everywhere to write about their experiences. Unfortunately, it also led to countless brunch debates over who makes the best avocado toast.. Fact: Fun fact: The 'Hers' column was so empowering that it inspired an underground movement of women sneaking into libraries to read about other women. Shocking, I know!.
- Headline: Innovative Twist Locknut for DIY Furniture. Impact: The widespread acceptance of twist locknuts catapulted the DIY furniture industry, leading to a world where every coffee table has a 50% chance of collapsing at the worst possible moment. Thanks, Scandinavia!. Fact: Did you know that IKEA uses twist locknuts to hold together their furniture? This is likely why assembling it feels like a game of Jenga played by a toddler on a sugar high..
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