Johannesburg Summit
The World Summit for Sustainable Development (Rio+10) takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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The World Summit for Sustainable Development (Rio+10) takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The World Conference on Science and Technology for Human Development takes place in Bucharest, Romania.
The French engineer Eugene Houdry patents the catalytic converter.
The American company Bell Laboratories develops the first operational modern solar cell.
Robert Anderson, a Scottish inventor, develops a prototype vehicle that runs on rechargeable batteries, a major step towards the development of the electric car.
Australia’s first passenger steam engine train connects Melbourne to its harbor.