1970s in science and technologyThis article is a summary of the 1970s in science and technology. The 1970s in science and technology reached its height with the ambitious Voyager Program, which sent the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 uncrewed expeditions to several of the outer planets in the Solar System. The program also included a Voyager Golden Record with the spaceships in hopes of presenting aspects of life on Earth to intelligent alien life forms. The record contained pictures and other data about human beings and other living beings on earth.
1970s in anthropologyTimeline of anthropology, 1970–1979 1974 "Lucy", the first Australopithecus afarensis is discovered The Canadian Ethnology Association (now the Canadian Anthropology Association) is founded 1977 The first Margaret Mead Film Festival is held 1972 Stone Age Economics, by Marshall Sahlins The Mountain People, by Colin Turnbull 1974 Two-Dimensional Man : An Essay on the Anthropology of Power and Symbolism in Complex Society, by Abner Cohen Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches, by Marvin Harris 1977 Cannibals and Kings,
1970s in fashionFashion in the 1970s was about individuality. In the early 1970s, Vogue proclaimed "There are no rules in the fashion game now" due to overproduction flooding the market with cheap synthetic clothing. Common items included mini skirts, bell-bottoms popularized by hippies, vintage clothing from the 1950s and earlier, and the androgynous glam rock and disco styles that introduced platform shoes, bright colors, glitter, and satin. New technologies brought advances in production through mass production, higher efficiency, generating higher standards and uniformity.
1970s in televisionThe decade of the 1970s saw significant changes in television programming in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The trends included the decline of the "family sitcoms" and rural-oriented programs to more socially contemporary shows and "young, hip and urban" sitcoms in the United States and the permanent establishment of colour television in the United Kingdom. In 1967, BBC Two had started trials of their new colour service, and it was gradually rolled out over the next few years.