Scientists at Thinktank, Birmingham's museum of science and discovery, have put their heads together to come up with a scientific breakthrough for each year the Queen has been on the throne.
The list covers everything from the first fare-paying passengers in a jet airliner in 1952 right through to the cutting-edge Iris security scanner in 2002.
It was drawn up as part of a new exhibition at the museum, entitled Jet Age to Genome, which opened on Saturday.
Some of those facts
1955: Non-stick saucepan
1957: Animal in space
1964: Home dialysis
1969: First man on Moon
1975: Home computer
1977: Space shuttle launch
1978: First IVF baby
1986: Laptop computer
1997: Dolly the sheep clone
A panel of local and national scientists put forward suggestions to map out the golden age of scientific achievement.
Ruth Gill, director of content and programmes at the museum, said: "The past 50 years have been the most breathtaking in history in terms of technological breakthroughs that impact on all our lives.
"The first passenger jet flew in 1952 and now we have space tourists.
"The police first used identikits in 1959 and now we have DNA profiling.
"The first pacemaker was fitted in 1960 and now we have a Birmingham man with an artificial heart.
"Everyone will have their own ideas. It will be interesting to see what people make of our selections."
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh got a sneak preview of the exhibition when they visited Birmingham during the Golden Jubilee tour earlier in July.
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