| The late 90’s set the stage for the environmental, medical and technological possibilities - and challenges - the coming millennium would bring. The “Deep Blue” chess computer defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time. Swede Göran Kropp cycles to Mount Everest, then climbs to the summit alone and without oxygen tanks. Evidence of primitive life forms is found in an asteroid thought to be from Mars. The EV1 becomes the first electric car to go into mass production. And in many parts of the world, people prepare for everything to stop working as the clock turns over to 2000. Keeping a somewhat more positive outlook, Astra Tech develops the LoFric Dila-Cath to allow urethra dilatation without emptying, the world’s first completely PVC-free catheter (LoFric Plus), and the ultimate traveller companion, LoFric Hydro-Kit. |
