Sentence examples for developments of the first from inspiring English sources

Among the major developments of the first two decades of the 20th century was De Forest's discovery in 1912 of the oscillating properties of his Audion tube, a discovery that led to the replacement of the spark transmitter by an electronic tube oscillator that could generate much purer radio waves of relatively stable frequency.

Photography was one of the seemingly miraculous developments of the first half of the nineteenth century that gave the Victorians such a profound sense of progress.

That suggested that the cognitive development of the first group was more advanced, the researchers said.

Development of the first near-infra-red-based waste-sorting systems began in the early 1990s.

Union Carbide was a major contributor to the development of the first atomic bomb.

When stretch nylon was introduced to the U.S., he was instrumental in the development of the first Danskin tights.

The slow-neutron scattering studies he made in 1937 were essential to the development of the first nuclear reactors.

Further studies led to the development of the first complete experimental videophone system, known as Picturephone, in 1963.

So far, the European Union has been merely observing Ukraine's rapid internal and external development of the first 100 days.

The attendees agreed that the deputy secretary of state John Negroponte and John Walters, the drug czar, would oversee the development of the first interagency counternarcotics strategy for Afghanistan.

In 1981, Mr. Crandall oversaw development of the first frequent-flier program as president of American Airlines, where he later became chairman and chief executive.